IMDB Rating:n/a IMDB Link:The Soloist Released: Apr 24, 2009 Rating: PG-13 Genres:Documentary, Drama, Music, Musical, Sub Genres: Running Time: 1 hr. 57 min. minutes AKA: Imagining Beethoven (USA) Country: Language: Official Site: Official Site Views: 3,065
Plot: A schizophrenic, Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), is a homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles who dreams of playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Through "chance," he meets a journalist, Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), who tries to help this mentally disturbed man get "back on his feet" and make his dreams come true. Based on a book by Lopez, an account of his relationship with Ayers. Dr. Oliver Sacks, a famed neurologist, authenticates the Lopez account in his most recent book, "Musicophilia."