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August Rush

An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.

2007 · PG · 1h 54m

Directed by Kirsten Sheridan

7.4

TMDB audience score
2,936 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

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Cast

  • Freddie Highmore
    August Rush

  • Keri Russell
    Lyla Novacek

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    Louis Connelly

  • Terrence Howard
    Richard Jeffries

  • Robin Williams
    Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace

  • William Sadler
    Thomas Novacek

  • Marian Seldes
    The Dean

  • Mykelti Williamson
    Reverend James

  • Leon Thomas III
    Arthur

  • Aaron Staton
    Nick

  • Alex O'Loughlin
    Marshall

  • Jamia Simone Nash
    Hope

  • Ronald Guttman
    Professor

  • Bonnie McKee
    Lizzy

  • Michael Drayer
    Mannix

  • Jamie O'Keeffe
    Steve

  • Becki Newton
    Jennifer

  • Tyler McGuckin
    Peter