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.

Dustin Hoffman
Raymond Babbitt

Tom Cruise
Charlie Babbitt

Valeria Golino
Susanna

Gerald R. Molen
Dr. Bruner

Jack Murdock
John Mooney

Michael D. Roberts
Vern

Ralph Seymour
Lenny

Lucinda Jenney
Iris
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Release Date
December 12, 1988
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama
Director