Overview
A gifted boy uses his musical talent to reunite with his lost family, navigating a world filled with hope and heartache.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- sentimental
- wistful
- romantic
- romantic movie night
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the talented cast and evocative music unable to overcome the implausible, thinly drawn, and heavily sentimental story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
August uses composition and performance to trace his birth parents, while music connects Lyla and Louis across years of separation.
The lost child, separated lovers, orchestral score, and chance-driven reunions create an unabashedly melodramatic register.
August's present-day search is interwoven with Lyla and Louis's earlier romance and subsequent separation.
August develops his musical identity through street performance and encounters with musicians in New York City.
Films like August Rush, and why
Once
Shared romantic melodrama, music-centered storytelling, separated lovers, and emotionally uplifting reunion themes.
Oliver!
Shared child-centered search for family, musical talent as emotional language, and sentimental orphan narrative.
Begin Again
Shared idealized romance, musical performance, New York setting, and wistful hopefulness.
Movie Details
- Director
- Kirsten Sheridan
- Release Date
- 2007-11-21
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (2911)
Cast
- Freddie Highmore
- Keri Russell
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- Terrence Howard
- Robin Williams
- William Sadler
- Marian Seldes
- Mykelti Williamson
- Leon Thomas III
- Aaron Staton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is August Rush about?
- A gifted orphan follows the mysterious pull of music through New York City in hopes of finding the parents he was told he lost.
- What is August Rush like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of August Rush as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is August Rush violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in August Rush.
- What did critics think of August Rush?
- Critics generally found the talented cast and evocative music unable to overcome the implausible, thinly drawn, and heavily sentimental story.
- Which films are like August Rush?
- Films with a similar feel include Once, Oliver!, and Begin Again.
- How long is August Rush?
- August Rush runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch August Rush?
- In United States, August Rush streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
