August Rush(2007)
An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
Movie: August Rush
Top 10 Billed Cast
August Rush
Lyla Novacek
Louis Connelly
Richard Jeffries
Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Thomas Novacek
The Dean
Reverend James
Arthur
Nick
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