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August Rush (2007)  link to August Rush on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 37

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IMDb Rating:
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7.5/10 (86779 votes)

Country: USA, 114 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Director(s): Kirsten Sheridan

Cast: Freddie Highmore (as Evan Taylor - 'August Rush'), Keri Russell (as Lyla Novacek), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (as Louis Connelly), Terrence Howard (as Richard Jeffries), Robin Williams (as Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace)

Medium: Unknown,

Plot Outline: The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.

Location: K23

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1