August Rush

2007 114 min Family, Drama, Music

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

IMDb 7.4 RT 36 Metacritic 38

budget $25,000,000 earnings $66,122,026 return 2.6x

director Kirsten Sheridan

writers James V. Hart, Nick Castle, Paul Castro

cast