Ray

"The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

160,266 votes

79/100

Fresh

73/100

Metascore

7.4/10

2,164 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Actor

Best Sound

Nominated

Best Costume Design

Best Film Editing

Best Picture

Best Director

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$40.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$124.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$75,331,600

United States

Profit

+$84.7M

ROI: +212%

Budget Recovery312% of budget

$0|Budget: $40.0M|Revenue: $124.7M

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60-Day Views

80.0K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

-38%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Santa Monica

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Story Setting

Set In

Florida

Time Period

1980s1970s1930s1960s1950s1940s

Themes & Subjects

#raycharles

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Paweł Edelman

Film Editing

Paul Hirsch

Music / Score

Ray CharlesCraig Armstrong

Production Companies

Bristol Bay Productions

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Ray

Available in 83 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	—	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom15

Canada14A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

JapanR15+

Austria12

+10 more countries

Production

Director

Taylor Hackford

Writers

James L. White, Taylor Hackford, James L. White

Production Companies

Bristol Bay ProductionsUniversal PicturesAnvil FilmsBaldwin Entertainment Group

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

No Image

Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson

No Image

C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

Tags & Keywords

blindness and impaired visioncountry musicjazzloss of loved oneoverdosebus ridegeorgiamelancholyrecord producerbiographyrags to richeschildhood traumagospelindianapolisrecord label

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