Rain Man (1988)

What is Rain Man about?

“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.

Director

Barry Levinson

Starring

Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts

Rain Man trailer

Is Rain Man on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney+ or Hulu?

• NetflixNot right now
• HBO MaxYes, streaming
• Prime VideoYes, streaming
• Disney+Not right now
• HuluNot right now

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