Film

Ray

2004 · 2h 32m · Drama · Music

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Metacritic

73

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 coupling gospel and country together.

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz

Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King

Lowell Fulson

• Taylor HackfordDirector · Producer · Story
• James L. WhiteScreenplay · Story
• Stuart BenjaminProducer
• Howard BaldwinProducer
• Karen Elise BaldwinProducer
• William J. ImmermanExecutive Producer
• Jaime Rucker KingExecutive Producer
• Paweł EdelmanDirector of Photography
• Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
• Paul HirschEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

October 29, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$124,700,000

Genres

Drama, Music

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