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Ray (2004)

US:: PG-13 UK:: PG Drama Music

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered couping gospel and country together.

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Runtime: 152 mins Revenue: $124,731,534 Budget: $40,000,000 Rating: 7.4 Tag Line: The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Chris Thomas King

Storm

Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Hacker

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Warwick Davis

Himself

Kerry Washington

Della Bae Robinson

Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield