Rain Man Rain Man Rain Man is a 1988 American comedy-drama road movie directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of an abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware. Charlie is left with only his father's car and collection of rose bushes. In addition to the two leads, Valeria Golino stars as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna. Morrow created the character of Raymond
Singin' in the Rain a swell partner for him." Roger Ebert placed "Singin' in the Rain" on his Great Movies list, calling the film "a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it." On review aggregator "Rotten Tomatoes", the film had a score of a perfect 100% "Certified fresh" approval rating based on 49 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10, the website's critical consensus reads: "Clever, incisive, and funny, "Singin' In The Rain" is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical." For her role as Lina Lamont, Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting