Rain Man
1988
****
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Ralph Seymour, Michael D. Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Lucinda Jenney, Barry Levinson
Charlie, a self-centered car dealer, learns that his estranged father has died and left his fortune to Raymond, his older brother he didn't even know existed. Barry Levinson's funny and moving road movie tells a story of a selfish man who learns to see things under a different light. Tom Cruise gives a believable performances as Charlie, but he is overshadowed by Dustin Hoffman's showy but brilliant turn as Raymond, who is an autistic savant. An Academy Award winner for best picture, director, screenplay and actor (Hoffman).
