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.
Rain Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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Rain Man was released in 1988 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 824 reviews, giving Rain Man (1988) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 86% and users giving an average score of 84%.
With a score of 79%, Rain Man is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1988 with similar scores include films like Mississippi Burning, A Fish Called Wanda and Midnight Run.
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