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Shine
Directed by
Scott Hicks
PG-13
1996
1h 45m
Drama
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Biography
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7.6
91%
90%
7.4
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David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through childhood adolescence as his strict father abuses him and his siblings. Years later, he suffers a mental breakdown but manages to return as a legend.
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Cast of Shine
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Sam
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child
Rebecca Gooden
Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel
John Cousins
Jim Minogue
Paul Linkson
State Champion Announcer
Randall Berger
Isaac Stern
Ian Welbourne
Boy Next Door
Kelly Bottrill
Louise as a baby
Shine Ratings & Reviews
Newsweek
David Ansen
As befits the subject, with his taste for the romantic repertoire, Shine' is not afraid of stirring up big emotions. It earns them honorably.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Inspired by the true story of the Australian classical pianist prodigy David Helfgott.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Shine beams with warmth, sensitivity, and fine taste, but some of that illumination is the work of our own reflector lamps.
Common Sense Media
Charles Cassady
Intense, gripping mental-illness music drama.
Variety
David Stratton
[Helfgott's] extraordinary life is intelligently charted here, and the three actors who play him at different stages are all exceptional.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
With the exception of a few overwrought scenes, Hicks' Australian biopic of pianist David Helfgott, which caused a bidding war at the 1996 Sundance Fest, is fresh and emotionally stirring without being sentimental or cliched.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
The movie is really an Oscar sandwich -- stale bread surrounding a big piece of ham: Geoffrey Rush.
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
Inspiring, memorable cinema.
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
I declare "Shine" to be the best film of the year!
Flipside Movie Emporium
Rob Vaux
God save us from yet another holy fool movie. Geoffrey Rush has been much better.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Inspired by the real story of classical pianist David Helfgott, "Shine" re-creates that emotionally piercing story, note by memorable note.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
His life story is not exactly as it is shown here, but close enough, I gather, for us to marvel at the way the human spirit can try to heal itself.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
If, at times, Shine's luster reveals more elbow grease than internal radiance, the movie is still a moving tribute to the human capacity to overcome all odds.
USA Today
Shine has a story to reckon with and powerhouse male performances.
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