The Soloist is a biographical drama about real-life musical prodigy Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, who dropped out of Julliard after developing schizophrenia and became a homeless musician on the streets of Los Angeles. The Soloist , is an 2009 drama film starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. metacritic/film/titles/soloist. Official website for Soloist, In Association with Working …