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Certificate 12A

Cast Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Jamie Foxx Stephen Root

Directors Joe Wright

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Running Time 117 minutes

The Soloist
Joe Wright’s Oscar-neglected LA Story finally turns up

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Plot
LA journalist Steve Lopez (Downey Jr.) is in search of a story. And, thanks to a cycling accident, he finds one in colourful tramp Nathaniel Ayers (Foxx), who has a secret history as a musical prodigy. Over time, though, Lopez becomes more than a story; he becomes a mission.

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