Rain Man
“A journey through understanding and fellowship.”
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
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Cast
66 people
Dustin Hoffman
Raymond Babbitt
Known for
Kung Fu Panda
Hook
Tom Cruise
Charlie Babbitt
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Valeria Golino
Susanna
Known for
Hot Shots!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Gerald R. Molen
Dr. Bruner
Known for
Jurassic Park
Days of Thunder
Jack Murdock
John Mooney
Known for
Altered States
Blue Thunder
Michael D. Roberts
Vern
Known for
A Star Is Born
Manimal
Ralph Seymour
Lenny
Known for
Empire of the Sun
Ghoulies
Lucinda Jenney
Iris
Known for
Thelma & Louise
Thinner
Bonnie Hunt
Sally Dibbs
Known for
The Green Mile
Cars
Kim Robillard
Small Town Doctor
Known for
Breakdown
Hart of Dixie
Beth Grant
Mother at Farm House
Known for
Donnie Darko
No Country for Old Men
Dolan Dougherty
Farm House Kid
No other roles listed
Barry Levinson Director · Barry Morrow Screenplay Ronald Bass Screenplay
Worldwide gross $355M · Budget $25M · United States release December 12, 1988
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$354,825,435
Gross vs. budget
14.2×
Production
United Artists
Production
Star Partners II
Production
The Guber-Peters Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · December 12, 1988
Limited theatrical
United States
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Australia
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
January 1, 1991 · TV
November 16, 2005 · TV
Denmark
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
France
March 15, 1989 · Theatrical
January 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
April 8, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 6, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Greece
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
India
June 4, 1990 · Theatrical · Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Assamese subtitles
Ireland
March 3, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
May 29, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
January 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
June 20, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Poland
May 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 13, 1998 · TV · Markíza
June 16, 2024 · TV · RTVS Dvojka
South Korea
May 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
March 10, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 3, 1989 · Theatrical
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