Rain Man (1988)

Rain Man rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 581K votes

Rotten Tomatoes88%

Metacritic65%

TMDb7.752/10· 7K votes

With 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Rain Man

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

Cast of Rain Man

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  Dustin Hoffman

  as Raymond Babbitt

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  Tom Cruise

  as Charlie Babbitt

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  Valeria Golino

  as Susanna

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  Gerald R. Molen

  as Dr. Bruner

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  Jack Murdock

  as John Mooney

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  Michael D. Roberts

  as Vern

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  Ralph Seymour

  as Lenny

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  Lucinda Jenney

  as Iris

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  Bonnie Hunt

  as Sally Dibbs

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  Kim Robillard

  as Small Town Doctor

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  Beth Grant

  as Mother at Farm House

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  Dolan Dougherty

  as Farm House Kid

Rain Man facts

Budget

$25M

Box office

$354.8M

Our take on Rain Man

Barry Levinson's 1988 drama follows Charlie Babbitt, a self-absorbed car dealer who returns to Cincinnati after his estranged father's death, only to learn he has an older brother, Raymond, a savant living in an institution, and that their father's three-million-dollar fortune has been left to Raymond's care. Chasing the money, Charlie checks Raymond out and takes him on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, a journey that quietly reshapes both men. Grounded and character-driven, it trades spectacle for the slow thaw between two very different brothers. It suits viewers who value patient, empathetic storytelling and performances over plot, and reward emotional detail.