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.
Directed by Kirsten Sheridan
new york city
love of one's life
guitar
composer
loss of loved one
love at first sight
orphanage
lie
forbidden love
child prodigy
motherly love
woman director
rhapsody
Rank
#112 in 2007·#5074 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Freddie Highmore
August Rush
Keri Russell
Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard
Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams
Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William Sadler
Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes
The Dean
Mykelti Williamson
Reverend James
Leon Thomas III
Arthur
Aaron Staton
Nick
Alex O'Loughlin
Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash
Hope
Crew
Kirsten Sheridan
Director
James V. Hart
Screenplay
Nick Castle
Screenplay
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
John Mathieson
Director of Photography
Miky Lee
Executive Producer
Robert Greenhut
Executive Producer
Lionel Wigram
Executive Producer
Michael Shaw
Production Design
Nick Castle
Story
Robert Greenhut
Unit Production Manager
Garson Yu
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
252 reviews
Matthew Fenderson
8.0★ · 04/08/26
I’ve been recommending this movie to my friend Paul for 5 years now and he still hasn’t bothered to watch it.
8.1/10 🍿🎻
I’ve been recommending this movie to my friend Paul for 5 years now and he still hasn’t bothered to watch it.
8.1/10 🍿🎻
Iva Daushvili
4.0★ · 04/06/26
Have whatched this over fucking 50 times because my music teacher singular doesn’t now any thing besides this
Have whatched this over fucking 50 times because my music teacher singular doesn’t now any thing besides this
Joe
5.0★ · 02/10/26
wow keri russell is gorgeous
wow keri russell is gorgeous
moira lee greyPRO
7.0★ · 01/14/26
very tender movie with a satisfying conclusion and a great score by hans zimmer
very tender movie with a satisfying conclusion and a great score by hans zimmer
marcel
10.0★ · 01/14/26
i don’t care this movie is so fire. the raise it up sequence will forever be important to me.
i don’t care this movie is so fire. the raise it up sequence will forever be important to me.