Topic: Deafness
Explore the top movies, series, and documentaries on Deafness. Enjoy the must-watch titles that define this topic.
Ranking of Kings (TV Series)
2021 · Series · 23 min. · Japan
Direction Sōsuke Tōka · Yosuke Hatta · Arifumi Imai
Plot TV Series (2021 - 2022). 23 Episodes. Bojji is a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children's sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of...
7.8
239 votes
7.8
239 votes
Beethoven (TV Miniseries)
2005 · Documentary · 180 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Ursula Macfarlane · Damon Thomas · Francesca Kemp
Cast Paul Rhys · Charles Hazlewood · David Bamber · Casper Harvey
Plot A dramatized documentary on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
7.7
89 votes
7.7
89 votes
The Miracle Worker
1962 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Arthur Penn
Cast Anne Bancroft · Patty Duke · Andrew Prine · Inga Swenson
Plot Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation,...
7.7
5K votes
7.7
5K votes
Land of Silence and Darkness
1971 · Documentary · 85 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Direction Werner Herzog
Cast Fini Straubinger
Plot Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how...
7.6
415 votes
7.6
415 votes
7.4
36 votes
Johnny Belinda
1948 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Jean Negulesco
Cast Jane Wyman · Lew Ayres · Charles Bickford · Agnes Moorehead
Plot In a small fishing village on the island of Cape Breton, Dr. Robert Richardson takes aninterest in a sweet deaf mute named Belinda. He teaches her sign language and lip...
7.2
1K votes
7.2
1K votes
A Silent Voice
2016 · Movie · 130 min. · Japan
Direction Naoko Yamada
Plot Ishida Shouya bullies a deaf girl, Nishimiya Shouko, to the point that she transfers to another school. As a result, he is ostracized and bullied himself with no friends to...
7.2
5K votes
7.2
5K votes
La Singla
2023 · Documentary · 95 min. · Spain
Direction Paloma Zapata
Cast Helena Kaittani · Adelfa Calvo · María Alfonsa Rosso · Antonia Singla
Plot La Singla became deaf at birth. She learned to dance without listening to the music, and used dancing to escape the pain. The young dancer, at just 17 years old,...
7.2
124 votes
7.2
124 votes
Mandy
1952 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Phyllis Calvert · Jack Hawkins · Terence Morgan · Mandy Miller
Plot A poignant drama about a young deaf girl and the strains her condition puts on her family. Mandy was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life....
7.1
320 votes
7.1
320 votes
Sound of Metal
2019 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Darius Marder
Cast Riz Ahmed · Olivia Cooke · Paul Raci · Mathieu Amalric
Plot A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
7.1
11K votes
7.1
11K votes
A Sign of Affection (TV Series)
2024 · Series · 23 min. · Japan
Direction Yuta Murano
Plot TV Series (2024). 12 Episodes. Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a...
7.1
62 votes
7.1
62 votes
Dear Frankie
2004 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Shona Auerbach
Cast Emily Mortimer · Jack McElhone · Gerard Butler · Mary Riggans
Plot "Dear Frankie" is a heartwarming and often humorous tale of nine year old Frankie (Jack Mcelhone) and his mom, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer), who have been on the move ever since...
7.0
2K votes
7.0
2K votes
In the Land of the Deaf
1992 · Documentary · 99 min. · France
Direction Nicolas Philibert
7.0
68 votes
7.0
68 votes
The Silent Child (S)
2017 · Movie · 20 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Chris Overton
Cast Rachel Shenton · Maisie Sly · Rachel Fielding · Anna Barry
Plot 'The Silent Child' centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until...
7.0
112 votes
7.0
112 votes
Earth and Ashes
2004 · Movie · 102 min. · Afghanistan
Direction Atiq Rahimi
Cast Abdul Ghani · Jawan Mard Homayoun · Kader Arefi · Guilda Chahverdi
6.9
51 votes
6.9
51 votes
The Bélier Family
2014 · Movie · 105 min. · France
Direction Eric Lartigau
Cast Louane Emera · Karin Viard · François Damiens · Luca Gelberg
Plot A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing.
6.9
15K votes
6.9
15K votes
Marie's Story
2014 · Movie · 90 min. · France
Direction Jean-Pierre Améris
Cast Isabelle Carré · Ariana Rivoire · Brigitte Catillon · Gilles Treton
6.8
1K votes
6.8
1K votes
A Scene at the Sea
1991 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan
Direction Takeshi Kitano
Cast Claude Maki · Hiroko Oshima · Sabu Kawahara · Toshizo Fujiwara
Plot The lives of a young, hearing-impaired and gloomy couple are fulfilled after the boy holds interest in surfboarding.
6.8
1K votes
6.8
1K votes
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction Robert Ellis Miller
Cast Alan Arkin · Sondra Locke · Laurinda Barrett · Stacy Keach
Plot Based on the novel by Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter stars Alan Arkin as John Singer, who is deaf. Singer moves from a small town in order...
6.8
166 votes
6.8
166 votes
Thursday's Children (S)
1954 · Documentary · 21 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Lindsay Anderson · Guy Brenton
Cast Richard Burton
Plot The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games,...
6.8
25 votes
6.8
25 votes