Deaf films from around the world
A directory of feature films, shorts and documentaries made by, with and about Deaf people. Every entry records which sign language appears on screen and whether Deaf actors and filmmakers were actually involved — so you can tell Deaf-led work apart from a hearing actor playing a Deaf role.
15 films found
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Jia's signed bond with Kong drives the story into Hollow Earth.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
The Silent Hour
A detective losing his hearing protects a Deaf murder witness from the people hunting her.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Boy Kills World
A Deaf and mute man trained as an assassin narrates in an imagined inner voice.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Extraction 2
An action sequel whose antagonist has significant hearing damage.
Deafness as a theme -
The 355
An international team of agents chases a stolen weapon; a Deaf character appears among them.
IS Deaf actors in the cast -
Eternals
Immortal beings emerge to defend Earth; their fastest member is Deaf and signs throughout.
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Godzilla vs. Kong
A young Deaf girl is the only person Kong communicates with, in sign language.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Preman
A Deaf low-level gangster goes on the run with his son after witnessing a murder.
BIM Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
A superhero sequel featuring a character who wears a hearing aid.
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado
A crime thriller in which a signed exchange with a Deaf man is a key scene.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
Baby Driver
A getaway driver with tinnitus signs with the Deaf foster father he is trying to protect.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Sign Gene: The First Deaf Superheroes
Deaf mutants whose sign language generates superpowers investigate a conspiracy across continents.
ASL IS JSL LIS Deaf-led production -
Resident Evil: Retribution
A Deaf child clone signs her way through an underground facility under attack.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Bangkok Dangerous
A Deaf hitman in Bangkok begins to question his work after meeting a pharmacist.
ThSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
A Deaf gunfighter and his talking partner in 1830s Texas.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor