Barry Levinson · 1988 · road

Barry Levinson's 1988 film. The slick, self-absorbed Charlie Babbitt discovers that his late father left a fortune to an autistic older brother, Raymond, he never knew he had. To claim the money, Charlie takes Raymond from his Cincinnati institution on a cross-country drive to Los Angeles - by way of the casinos of Las Vegas - and the journey slowly turns greed into a real and unexpected bond.

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   Cincinnati

   Where Charlie Babbitt, cheated of his inheritance, discovers the autistic-savant brother Raymond he never knew existed, and takes him from his institution to force a share of the money.

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   Las Vegas

   The casino city where Charlie exploits Raymond's genius for counting cards at the blackjack tables - and where the brothers' bond, forged on the long road, begins to mean more than the money.

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   Los Angeles

   The end of the cross-country drive, where Charlie must decide between the fortune and his brother, the trip having quietly remade the shallow man who began it.