Patching together key events in the life of legendary musician Ray Charles and peppered with standout songs, this is a tear-jerking, toe-tapping biopic that serves as testament to the man's passion and resilience. Starring an excellent Jamie Foxx (Oscar for ‘Best Actor’) together with Kerry Washington, Regina King, Sharon Warren, CJ Sanders. Jazz found a mainstream audience it had never previously enjoyed and Country & Western began to chart an unexpected course to general acceptance, then worldwide popularity. And along the way Ray Charles was instrumental in the invention of Rock & Roll. Directed by Taylor Hackford. 152 mins.