Rain Man

1988

IMDb

Director

Barry Levinson

Year

1988

Genres

Drama

Content Rating

TV-14

Stars

Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Tom Cruise, Gerald R. Molen

Languages

🇬🇧 English, 🇮🇹 Italian

Origin Countries

🇺🇸 United States

Synopsis

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.

ScoresGoldMetascore: 65

Major Awards

Overall

5 wins — 5 nominations

Wins (5)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (1989)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Golden Globes, USA (1989)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1989)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1989)

Best Director

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1989)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Nominations (5)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1990)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1989)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1990)

Best Screenplay - Original

Writers Guild of America, USA (1989)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Golden Globes, USA (1989)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture