El bolero de Rubén vs Ray

El bolero de Rubén has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.4/10 for Ray). El bolero de Rubén is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 32m. Ray is the older of the two (2004 against 2024). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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El bolero de RubénRay
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 7.4/10
Year20242004
Length2h 2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, Music, Romance, ThrillerDrama, Music
CountryColombia–
DirectorJuan Carlos MazoTaylor Hackford
Main castAída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana VelázquezRichard Schiff, David Krumholtz, Larenz Tate, Kerry Washington, Harry Lennix

Synopsis

El bolero de Rubén

Far from being a film about life in the gangs of Medellín, El Bolero de Rubén is a tragedy set to the rhythm of boleros where Marta, after fifteen years of waiting for her boyfriend to get out of jail, is consumed by the walls of her half-finished house; at the same time, her dream of becoming a singer takes her through imaginary places that reflect her frustration, rage and fear. Based on the homonymous play.

Ray

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

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