August Rush
Drama, Family
Warner Bros.  (11/21/2007) 113 mins PG

7.5 (18,255 votes)
There's music in the wind and sky. Can you hear it? And there's hope. Can you feel it? The boy called August Rush can. The music mysteriously draws him, penniless and alone, to New York City in a quest to find - somehow, someway - the parents separated from him years earlier. And along the way he may also find the musical genius hidden within him.

Experience the magic of this rhapsodic epic of the heart starring Freddie Highmore (as August), Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams. "I believe in music the way some people believe in fairy tales," August says. Open your heart and listen. You'll believe, too....

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Cast and Crew
Keri Russell  ......  Lyla Novacek
Robin Williams  ......  Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
Terrence Howard  ......  Richard Jeffries
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers  ...... 
Freddie Highmore  ......  Evan Taylor - 'August Rush'
William Sadler  ......  Thomas Novacek
Director  .....  Kirsten Sheridan
Producer  .....  Richard Barton Lewis; Louise Goodsill; Robert Greenhut
Writer  .....  Nick Castle; James V. Hart
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When August was playing the piano at the church he played a note, then two more to the right. The sound should have progressed to a higher tone but progressed to a lower tone. (more)

Trivia:
Liv Tyler and Claire Danes were each considered for the role of "Lyla Novacek" before Keri Russell was cast. (more)

Filming Locations:
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
Wizard: What do you want to be in the world? I mean the whole world. What do you want to be? Close your eyes and think about that.
August Rush: Found.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations (more)