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Ray
“The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.”
75%
Movie
2h 32m
AI Analysis
Ray (2004) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ray (2004) — a movie tagged as Drama and Music with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 exp… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~152 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ray 75% (2,208 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Ray is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2004-10-29
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 1677
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What is Ray about?
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 b... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ray?
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How long is the movie Ray?
The official runtime for Ray is approximately 152 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
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Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
- C
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
- C
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
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