7.4 / 10
(1,999 votes)
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.
United States of America
Drama,
Music
152 minutes
2004
Taylor Hackford
Bristol Bay Productions,
Universal Pictures,
Anvil Films,
Baldwin Entertainment Group
$40,000,000
$124,700,000
2005
6.5
1996
7.2
2023
10.0
1993
6.9
2009
5.9
2008
6.5
2008
5.1
2003
6.1
1970
7.7
1960
6.3
2007
6.6
1986
7.6
2009
10.0
2018
6.7
2014
4.9
1995
6.2
1973
8.0
2001
0.0
1937
3.0
1970
0.0