August Rush

5.8 Score

2007 • 1h 54min • PG • Drama, Family, Music

August Rush

"An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound."

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

IMDb 7.4

RT 37%

MC 38

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Kirsten Sheridan

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Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

August Rush

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Lyla Novacek

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Louis Connelly

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Richard Jeffries

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace

William Sadler

William Sadler

Thomas Novacek

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

The Dean

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

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