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The Soloist
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PG13,1hr 49min
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April 24, 2009
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Dreamworks/Paramount
Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated Atonement director Joe Wright teams with screenwriter Susannah Grant to tell the true-life story of Nathaniel Ayers, a former cello prodigy whose bouts with schizophrenia landed him on the streets after two years of schooling at Juilliard. Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) is a disenchanted journalist stuck in a dead-end job. His marriage to a fellow journalist having recently come to an end, Steve is wandering through Los Angeles' Skid Row when he notices a bedraggled figure ... Full Synopsis
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Robert Downey Jr., in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Robert Downey Jr. in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Robert Downey Jr., left, and Catherine Keener in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Center from left: Robert Downey Jr. and Kokayi Ampan in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Robert Downey Jr. in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Jamie Foxx in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
Robert Downey Jr., left, and Jamie Foxx in "The Soloist" (Dreamworks/Paramount)
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