61	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 87 Ratings

The Soloist

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 24, 2009

Summary: In The Soloist, an emotionally soaring drama about the redemptive power of music, journalist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives. (Paramount)

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Runtime:	117 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.
Production:	Universal Pictures
Genres:	Biography, Drama, Music
Countries:	USA, UK, France
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Aug 4, 2009

Director	Credit
Joe Wright	Director

Writer	Credit
Steve Lopez	Book "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, And The Redemptive Power Of Music"
Susannah Grant	Screenplay

Principal Cast	Credit
Catherine Keener	Mary Weston
Jamie Foxx	Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr.	Steve Lopez

Cast	Credit
Ilia Volok	Harry Barnoff
Justin Martin	Young Nathaniel
Kokayi Ampah	Bernie Carpenter
Lisa Gay Hamilton	Jennifer Ayers
Lorraine Toussaint	Flo Ayers
Marcos De Silvas	Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Nelsan Ellis	David Carter
Patrick Tatten	Paul Jr.
Rachael Harris	Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root	Curt Reynolds
Susane Lee	Marisa
Tom Hollander	Graham Claydon

Producer	Credit
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Eric Heffron	Co-Producer
Gary Foster	Producer
Jeff Skoll	Executive Producer
Josephine Davies	Associate Producer
Leeann Stonebreaker	Co-Producer
Patricia Whitcher	Executive Producer
Rikki Lea Bestall	Co-Producer
Russ Krasnoff	Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer