A musically gifted orphan, played by Freddie Highmore, runs away from his group home convinced that music will lead him to the birth parents he's never known, and finds an unlikely mentor in a homeless street musician, played by Robin Williams, who renames him 'August Rush'. Kirsten Sheridan's fairy-tale-tinged drama follows three intersecting storylines — the boy and both his estranged, still-searching parents — toward an emotionally maximalist musical reunion. Critically divisive for its heavy sentimentality, it nonetheless built a devoted following, particularly for its climactic Central Park concert.