RAY

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington
DIRECTOR:  Taylor Hackford
WRITER:  Taylor Hackford, James L. White

PLOT:  A biography on the musician Ray Charles.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  La Vie En Rose, The Soloist, I'm Not There, Amadeus

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THE SOLOIST

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener
DIRECTOR:  Joe Wright
WRITER:  Susannah Grant, Steve Lopez

PLOT:  Steve Lopez is a journalist in Los Angeles looking for a big story when he runs into Nathaniel Ayers a homeless musical genius trained in Julliard.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Reign Over Me, Amadeus, Benny & Joon, Ray

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COLLATERAL

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
DIRECTOR:  Michael Mann
WRITER:  Stuart Beattie

PLOT:  Max is just another cab driver in Los Angeles when he picks up a hired hit man, Vincent, who instead, takes him for a ride.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Training Day, The Firm, Man On Fire

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