Movie · 152 min · 13+ · drm, msc
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Where to watch Ray
Available on 2 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #803 in Turkey.
- Turkey #803
Available languages
Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, NB, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
Chart history
Ray has spent 0 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 11 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #9.
Cast
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Harry Lennix, Clifton Powell, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz, Wendell Pierce, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Chris Thomas King, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Rick Gomez
Crew
Taylor Hackford (director,producer), James L. White (screenplay), Howard Baldwin (producer), Stuart Benjamin (producer), Karen Elise Baldwin (producer)
Awards
4 wins from 10 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Actor 2005 — won
- Academy Award for Best Sound 2005 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 2005 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 2005 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Sound 2005 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 2005 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 2005 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actor 2005 — nominated