This road-trip movie about an autistic savant and his callow brother is far from seamless, but Barry Levinson's direction is impressive, and strong performances from Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman add to its appeal.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Barry Levinson -
Producer -
Mark Johnson -
Screenwriter -
Ronald Bass , Barry Morrow -
Distributor -
United Artists , MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
United Artists , Star Partners II Ltd. , Guber-Peters Company -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 14, 1988, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 2, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$171.2M -
Runtime -
2h 13m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)