Ray

2004 · 152 min · ★ 7.5 / 10 · 2314 votes

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 coupling gospel and country together.

Cast

Jamie Foxx · Kerry Washington · Regina King · Harry Lennix · Clifton Powell · Bokeem Woodbine · Sharon Warren · C.J. Sanders · Curtis Armstrong · Richard Schiff

Director

Taylor Hackford