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The Soloist
Directed by
Joe Wright
PG-13
2009
1h 49m
Drama
,
Biography
,
and more
6.7
57%
56%
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A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
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Cast of The Soloist
Robert Downey Jr.
Steve Lopez
Jamie Foxx
Nathaniel Ayers
Catherine Keener
Mary Weston
Tom Hollander
Graham Claydon
Nelsan Ellis
David Carter
Michael Bunin
Adam Crane
LisaGay Hamilton
Jennifer Ayers
Rachael Harris
Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root
Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint
Flo Ayers
Jena Malone
Cheery Lab Tech
Octavia Spencer
Troubled Woman
Justin Martin
Young Nathaniel
Kokayi Ampah
Bernie Carpenter
Patrick Tatten
Paul Jr.
Susane Lee
Marisa
Marcos De Silvas
Mayor Villaigosa
Ilia Volok
Harry Barnoff
Mike Nowak
Julliard Conductor
David Jean Thomas
Angry Homeless Man
Lemon Andersen
Uncle Tommy
Kevin Michael Key
Homeless Transvestite
Moya Brady
Barely Dressed Woman
Orlando Ashley
LAMP Homeless Guy
Artel Great
Leon
J.J. Boone
Shouting Woman
Annie McKnight
LAMP Advocate
Bernadette Speakes
Homeless Lady
Anna Levin
Leeann
Steve Foster
Steve
Vivian George
Teresa
Kevin Cohen
KK
Courtney Andre
Courtney
Teri Hughes
Detroit
Linda Harris
Linda
Albert Olson
Bam Bam
Melissa Black
Melissa
Valarie Hudspeth
Mama Grouch
Darryl Black St.
Darryl
Kiana Parker
Kiana
Hazard Banner
Hazard
Russell Brown
Russell
Jacqueline Sue West
Jackie
Joyre Manuel
Ashley
Lorinda Hawkins
Singing Woman
Annette Valley
Annette
Patrick Kelly
Patrick
Quiana Farrow
Quiana
Tony Genaro
Globe Lobby Guard
Charlie Weirauch
Atheist
Wayne Lopez
Cop with Tents
Joe Hernandez-Kolski
EMT #1
Noel Gugliemi
Winston Street Cop
Paul Cruz
EMT #2
Wil Garret
Homeless Man
Halbert Hernandez
EMT #3
Alejandro Patiño
Construction Worker
Karole Selmon
Homeless Woman #1
Rob Nagle
Neil
Patricia Place
Cello Donor
Ralph Cole Jr.
Enraged Homeless Man
Gladys Khan
Reception Nurse
Palma Lawrence Reed
ER Nurse
Isabel Hubmann
Laid-off Employee
Bonita Jefferson
Homeless Woman #2
Eshana O'Neal
Winston Street Prostitute
Myia Hubbard
Young Jennifer Ayers
Iyanna Newborn
Miss Little John
Bronwyn Hardy
Beauty Shop Girl
Troy Blendell
News Editor
Nick Nervies
Jennifer's Son
Paul Norwood
Editor
Wally Lozano
Sign Spinner (uncredited)
The Soloist Ratings & Reviews
AV Club
Tasha Robinson
It feels like a puzzle with some significant pieces missing.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
It's an amazing story.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
It is a symphony of emotional release, the weight and majesty of life's miseries and joys all on vibrant display.
Film.com
Jonathan F. Richards
In the hands of a director more suited to the material The Soloist might have been a deeply moving experience. Here, we know something important is being played out before us, and there are times when it hits home with force. But in their exercise of dram
Dallas Morning News
Tom Maurstad
While the film is unable to resolve its central subject, its background portrayal of the ongoing dissolution of the newspaper industry -- captured in a few fleeting images of layoffs and downsizing -- is vividly realized.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Mr. Wright and his colleagues have made a movie with a spaciousness of its own, a brave willingness to explore such mysteries of the mind and heart as the torture that madness can inflict, and the rapture that music can confer. Bravo to all concerned.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
For all its sensitivity to the horrors of mental illness, The Soloist ends up as a fairly canned piece of work.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
I wish The Soloist had done more than pay lip service to this subject, but the traces of what might have been are still resonant.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
In the end, The Soloist is about how unknowable other people really are -- an idea that's terrifying until you step back and see the wonder of it.
MSNBC
Alonso Duralde
The Soloist keeps skirting the gassy clichés of the uplifting triumph-of-the-underdog movie before ultimately surrendering to soppy sentimentality.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
It took guts. And I suspect there's no sense in making a cautious film about Nathaniel Ayers.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The Soloist foregoes easy solutions, and even more importantly, it foregoes any easy sense of friendship.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A failed and problematic Oscar hopeful being dumped in theaters a week before the start of Hollywood's summer season.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Backed by his newfound A-list stardom, Downey brings to the project a wry swagger -- crucial in an essentially reactive role. I wish, though, that "The Soloist" hadn't spent so much time dealing with Lopez's crises of conscience and career, even as they r
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Perceptive [and] deeply engaging.
TIME Magazine
Mary F. Pols
A deeply empathetic exploration of mental illness and a winning showcase for the talents of its two stars, Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx.
The New Republic
Christopher Orr
[Director Joe Wright's] treatment of the material is so literal that at times the film seems like a syllabus for Remedial Cinematic Technique 101.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
While the narrative occasionally falters, The Soloist wisely avoids the pitfalls of the inspirational biopic by not tidily sewing things up. Instead, it presents a moving tribute to friendship and the power of music.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Hollywood loves the heroics of good intentions, but this is that rare movie that is just as interested in the road to hell.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
The basic contours of the story do emerge from the ill-advised Hollywood stylings … Does Lopez help Ayers? Does Ayers help Lopez? It's messy.
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The Cast Featurette
Behind the Scenes
Dinner
Dinner
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Help Him
Help Him
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Audition (Exclusive)
Audition (Exclusive)
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Steve Meets Nathaniel
Steve Meets Nathaniel
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