"My father stuck it to me all my life," complains Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise),
a callous, self-centered young hustler who feels he's been cheated out of his three million
dollar inheritance. Left only with his late father's prized rose bushes and a vintage '49
Buick convertiable, Charlie soon uncovers yet another surprise - a brother he never knew
he had. Discovering his autistic brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), in an institution,
Charlie abducts him in a last-ditch attempt to extort his 'fair share' of the family estate.
But what begins as an unconventional journey across the country evolves into a mystical
odyssey of love and self-revelation and Raymond forces Charlie to grow beyond the limits
of his handicapped heart.
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