An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Freddit Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Marian Seldes |
| Director |
Kirsten Sheridan |
| Screenplay | Nick Castle, James V. Hart, Paul Castro |
| Music | Mark Mancina |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Editing | William Steinkamp |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | CJ Entertainment, Odyssey Entertainment, Southpaw Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Very, very mildly suggested, infrequent. |
| Violence | Very low impact, infrequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | This is a movie that is uplifting and inspiring for all viewers. It honours creativity to a huge extent, as well as commitment to good family values. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry  August Rush is an overblown, underwhelming scarp of rose-coloured fluff. The toothachingly sweet fare will probably go down well with festive audiences. There is probably someone out there who would enjoy this kind of woefully sentimental dross, but that person is not me. | 1 |  |
| Cape Times Carina Chocano Saccharine pill won't go down smoothly. | 5 | |
| The Citizen Natalie Bosman Despite the chocolate box ending, this is a family film with a warm message of love. You need to dampen your cynicism and let escapism rekindle your belief in fairy tales. | 12 |  |
| 24.com Jean Barker One long movie moment doused in hot syrupy sentiment starring all the most irritating people in Hollywood. | 1 | |
| BBC Farin Roberts Self-confessed hopeless romantics and anyone with a cinematic sweet-tooth will be sure to appreciate August Rush, an uplifting but schmaltzy fantasy. | 10 |  |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert I'm telling you, the ghost of Dickens would be applauding. | 15 |  |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The movie plucks at the heartstrings with the virtuosity of an untrained two year old. It's sloppy, contrived, and annoying. It elicits giggles and guffaws instead of tears and, when it's all over, many audience members will be annoyed that they wasted two hours. | 5 | |
| ScreenItAs it stands, it's more than a bit far-fetched, although it does have its share of winning moments, some of them with decent emotional power. | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com 27 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 100 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The talented cast can't overcome the flimsy direction and schmaltzy plot. | 7 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 3667 Netizens Wow! | 15 | |
Average .. 40% | 8 | |