Ray Meets Helen Apr 2026

The story follows two lonely strangers, Ray and Helen, who are both over 60 and struggling in life.

is a 2017 independent romantic drama film directed and written by Alan Rudolph , marking his return to filmmaking after a 15-year hiatus. The film is particularly notable as the final screen appearance of actress Sondra Locke , who passed away roughly six months after its May 2018 U.S. release. Plot Overview Ray Meets Helen

is a former boxer who has hit rock bottom in the city. The story follows two lonely strangers, Ray and

In a series of unrelated, "bizarre" events, both characters suddenly come into large sums of money—Ray through an armored truck accident and Helen through inheriting the life of a woman who committed suicide. They use this windfall to reinvent themselves with new, affluent personas. When their paths eventually cross at a high-end restaurant, they fall for each other’s "improved" identities, only to eventually fall in love with the true qualities they were trying to hide. Ray: Keith Carradine Helen: Sondra Locke release