Shine
“A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love”
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Film Victoria
Language
en
Status
Released
How Shine performed
Budget
$5.5M
Worldwide Gross
$35.9M
Gross Profit
$30.4M
Return
6.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
David as an adult
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
David as an adolescent
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Peter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Gillian
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sylvia
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Ben Rosen
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
Cecil Parkes
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
Tony
Justin Braine
Tony
Sam
Chris Haywood
Sam
David as a child
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Eisteddfod Presenter
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
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