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.
187 films found — page 4 of 5
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Requiem for a Dream
Four lives collapse into addiction; one dealer in the chain is Deaf.
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Sound and Fury
Two brothers, one Deaf and one hearing, split over whether to give their children cochlear implants.
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The Miracle Worker
Television remake of the Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan story.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Bangkok Dangerous
A Deaf hitman in Bangkok begins to question his work after meeting a pharmacist.
ThSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Compensation
Two love stories a century apart between Deaf women and hearing men in Black Chicago.
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Where the Truth Lies
A Deaf woman's account of a crime is doubted by everyone around her.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Country of the Deaf
A young woman hiding from gangsters takes refuge with a Deaf dancer in Moscow's underworld.
RSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
His Bodyguard
A Deaf bodyguard is assigned to protect a pop star.
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Illtown
Drug dealers take in a runaway Deaf teenager.
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Dead Silence
A Deaf teacher and her students are taken hostage by escaped convicts.
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In the Company of Men
Two executives target a Deaf co-worker in a cruel bet.
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Marianna Ucrìa
A Deaf noblewoman in 18th-century Sicily uncovers the truth behind her lost hearing.
LIS Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
The Perfect Circle
A poet in besieged Sarajevo shelters two orphaned brothers, one of them Deaf.
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What the Deaf Man Heard
A boy left at a bus station pretends to be deaf and keeps the pretence for twenty years.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Beyond Silence
The hearing daughter of Deaf parents pursues the clarinet, straining her role as their interpreter.
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Jerry Maguire
A brief elevator scene in which a Deaf couple sign about love became one of the film's most quoted moments.
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Khamoshi: The Musical
The hearing daughter of Deaf parents is pulled between music and her family's silence.
ISL-IN Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Ridicule
A courtier at Versailles encounters an abbé teaching Deaf children sign language.
LSF Deafness as a theme -
Mr. Holland's Opus
A music teacher slowly learns to know his Deaf son on the son's own terms.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
The Babysitters Club
The club's summer camp includes a Deaf child and a sign language subplot.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Four Weddings and a Funeral
A romantic comedy whose central family includes a Deaf brother who signs throughout.
BSL Deaf actors in the cast -
Immortal Beloved
Beethoven's life and deafness traced through the search for his mystery addressee.
Deafness as a theme -
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle signs with a Deaf girl in a scene that became the film's emotional centre.
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Once in a Lifetime
A mother fights for her Deaf son's education.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
The River Wild
A former river guide who teaches Deaf students uses sign language to outwit hijackers.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
To Live
A family endures decades of Chinese history; the daughter is deafened by childhood illness.
CSL Deafness as a theme -
Hear No Evil
A Deaf personal trainer is hunted after a stolen coin ends up in her possession.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
I Don't Want to Talk About It
A small-town mother tries to shield her daughter from how the town sees difference.
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Gas Food Lodging
A New Mexico waitress and her daughters, one of whom falls for a man who signs.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
In the Land of the Deaf
An immersive look at Deaf life in France, told largely through LSF without narration.
LSF Deaf actors in the cast -
A Scene at the Sea
A Deaf garbage collector teaches himself to surf, watched by his Deaf girlfriend.
JSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Grand Canyon
Interwoven Los Angeles lives, including a father's bond with his Deaf daughter.
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The Linguini Incident
Restaurant staff plot a robbery in a comedy with a signing subplot.
Deafness as a theme -
Wild Flower
A girl with epilepsy and hearing loss is kept locked away by her family until neighbours intervene.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Bridge to Silence
A Deaf woman fights her mother for custody of her daughter after a fatal accident.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil
A Deaf man and a blind man, both witnesses to a murder, go on the run together.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Crazy Moon
A wealthy eccentric teenager falls for a Deaf shop assistant.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Language Says It All
Deaf women discuss sign language and raising children between two languages.
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Suspect
A public defender represents a homeless Deaf veteran accused of murder.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Children of a Lesser God
A speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls for a Deaf former student who refuses to speak.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast