Sound of Metal

Name: Sound of Metal
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: November 20, 2020
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Bill Thorpe, Chelsea Lee, Chris Perfetti, David Arthur Sousa, Domenico Toledo

2020

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Movie Details & Credits

Amazon Studios | Release Date: November 20, 2020 | R

Starring: Bill Thorpe, Chelsea Lee, Chris Perfetti, David Arthur Sousa, Domenico Toledo, Hillary Baack, Jamie Ghazarian, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Michael Tow, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Rena Maliszewski, Riz Ahmed, Shaheem Sanchez, Tom Kemp, William Xifaras

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Received six Academy Award nominations including best picture.
Available on Amazon Prime December 4, 2020.

Summary: During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recoveringDuring a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew. … Expand

Director: Darius Marder

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Matt Maytum

Apr 13, 2021

A small film that hits big, Sound Of Metal is a gem you’ll want to bang the drum for. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Nov 18, 2020

Sound of Metal is a film about loss and grief, and what we do with ourselves when our lives change irrevocably. Read full review

Justin Chang

Nov 19, 2020

By zooming in and out of his protagonist’s consciousness, Marder casts aside any pretense of omniscience; he empathizes, but he also knows when to detach. Ruben’s journey is a privilege to witness, but it’s one he’ll ultimately have to walk alone. Read full review

Chris Evangelista

Nov 18, 2020

A sensory overload, Sound of Metal is one of the most fascinating films you’ll see all year. Even when Darius Marder‘s lengthy character drama isn’t quite working – a problem that persists in the final act – it’s always engaging. Read full review

Tara Brady

Apr 16, 2021

Marder, who co-wrote the script with his brother Abraham, sets out quite a stall with a drama that’s as visceral and hard-hitting as its protagonist’s drum solos. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Dec 3, 2020

The movie’s a little sketchy and underwritten, and it feels sometimes as if scenes have been pared away or cut altogether to concentrate on Ahmed. But Ahmed really is terrific. Director Marder has a knack for both observing and igniting human behavior, through character. And supervising sound editor Nicolas Baker’s work astounds, period. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Nov 18, 2020

Sound of Metal is two hours and 10 minutes long, and it moves at a snail’s pace, not because “nothing happens,” but because Marder hasn’t filled in the dramatic interior of what does happen. He has made a movie about deafness that’s at once experiential and too muffled to hear. Read full review

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Neu-ro-man-cer

May 5, 2021

One Visceral, Mind-Opening, Transformative Piece of Art……. #louderthanwords