Rain Man Reviews

I heard a lot about how good this film was, and when I saw it myself I can completely see why. Rain Man is beautifully crafted; funny, moving and startling, sometimes all at once. The cinematography and scenery is beautiful, and the music is effective. The story never loses steam or feels boring, and the script is excellent while Brian Levinson directs absolutely beautifully. The performances from the two leads are brilliant. As fantastic as Dustin Hoffmann is, and he is, his character is one of cinema's greatest triumphs and Hoffmann adeptly is hilarious, unsentimental and completely and utterly believable, that is not to say Tom Cruise should be dismissed, because Cruise is every bit as good as a character whose emotional journey ranges from confused and impatient to understanding and protective. Overall, brilliant film elevated by the two leads and the direction primarily. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Great interpretation of Dustin Hoffman; alas, the presence of Tom Cruise is unbearable to me.Sad..................................................................................................................................................................................................

This film was brilliant filled with late '80s awesomeness, great soundtrack, and amazing performances.

A beautiful movie starring Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman, playing the roles of brothers with Hoffman being although being autistic, but ammazingly good with numbers, is institutionalised and his whereabouts were not known to his brother, who is at the brink of going bankrupt.

The death of the father bring the opportunity for Tom to get hands on the inheritance money to make things good for him, however he realised that all the money 3 million dollars has been given to the institution where his big brother is kept.

Tom got quite upset and he took away his brother from the institution to get his part of money, which he think he has been denied by his father. During 6 days road trip to Los Angeles, Tom unknowingly got connected to his brother Hoffman.

Really good movie with Hoffman being superb in his performance as an autistic person.

Un apelicula increible donde dustin hoffman hace una actuación genial y tom cruise redescubre que los orgullos no ellvna para tanto, de esos films donde la historia deja un sin sabor, debido al drama y al choque de sentimientos, en donde prevalece los buenos sentimientos y el humor fino

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Obviously, it is a big classic from the 80's but, to be honest, I have never been a huge fan of this flick. First of all, I don’t think it grew old very well. Was everybody really so clueless about autism back in those days? I mean, at some point, a doctor mentioned that Raymond was not so ‘bad’ since he was still able to communicate whereas his autism was actually fairly extreme and that comment was coming from an actual doctor. On top of that, it really annoys me every time when these guys from Hollywood make a picture about an autist as he always has to be some kind of genius... Of course, some autists are really gifted but just as much as neurotypical people (my stepson is autistic, he is a great guy and I love him but he is just a regular block, no great special talents and it doesn't make him less wonderful or interesting). Then, I have to admit that it took some guts from Tom Cruise to take the usual cocky arrogant character he was always playing at the time and turned him into some major unlikable douchebag. However, it was rather cringe-inducing to see Charlie pretty much molesting his autistic brother through most of the duration. The fact that he suddenly had a change of heart and out of nowhere grew a conscience during the final act was also hardly convincing. Still, I have to admit it, Dustin Hoffman gave quite an impressive performance and he must have fought very hard to be able to keep the character as it is without softening the edges. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it is actually fairly entertaining but it is far from being a great movie and it must be one of the most overrated movies ever made.

Wow! My heart broke and melted at the same time at this fantastic phenomenon. This is such a powerful film that I absolutely loved from start to finish. I almost cried at how beautiful this film is and how much I love it. I am a big follower of autism and the meaning of what it is was told in the best way. I know someone very close who suffers from it. I love films involving a man/woman with a disability that reveals how beautiful life can be for someone despite of the disorders they have which is why Forrest Gump and Rain Man are very close to my heart. Rain Man is a masterpiece that I knew I was going to love because the story is beautiful, cast is awesome and all of the glory it has earned regarding Oscars. This film teaches us that a person can change for someone that are close to them.


Dustin Hoffman's performance as Raymond Babbit was absolutely phenomenal. It is a one-of-a-kind performance which makes Rain Man Hoffman's best film. Dustin Hoffman gave us a performance that truly did make us believe that he really did have autism but obviously in real-life he doesn't. It is something very easy to recognize when you see Raymond behave around people. I think Hoffman must have read really hard on autism or watched documentaries about the disability. As I said in my Kramer Vs. Kramer review, Dustin Hoffman is really good at playing friendly, innocent and rather sweet characters. If he plays another character like it in the future, we could be seeing a third Oscar for Dustin Hoffman. Tom Cruise delivers in my personal opinion his best performance because he plays Charlie Babbit with such arrogance which is what Tom Cruise can be like in real-life on occasions. He can also show the pure beauty of helping his brother. I can't believe Tom Cruise wasn't nominated for an Oscar in this film.


Barry Levinson's work on Rain Man was such an inspiration and fascination to me because me being a deep follower of autism was inspired by how well filmed this was. I think that the director had great commitment with autism to want to do this film and was interested in the condition. The script was very original like some of the ways Charlie and Raymond were around each other and were so different from each other, it seemed like it needed some deep research on the internet to write such a fantastic script.


Rain Man is one of my most loving films ever! I was blown away by it with it's heartbreak and it's beauty as well. It is the best performance from both Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Rain Man and Forrest Gump are the two best films about a person with a disability. Rain Man is one of the best films of the 1980s as well as one of the best films ever made! I have to say it is one of the biggest inspirations to me. People who haven't seen this masterpiece or don't like it aren't even living. You will be alive when you see this and will appreciate how fantastic this film really is.