CODA (2021)

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As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

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Directed By: Sian Heder

Written By: Sian Heder

Starring: Kevin Chapman, Marlee Matlin, Eugenio Derbez, Emilia Jones, Amy Forsyth, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Troy Kotsur

Genre: Drama

Country: USA

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CODA belongs to 20 collections

1. Female Directors (collaborative: moderated by djross - 90 stars)

2. Oscar: Best Picture (collaborative: moderated by Quicky - 79 stars)

3. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (collaborative: moderated by smviper00 - 43 stars)

4. Feel Good Movies (collaborative: moderated by Midaso - 17 stars)

5. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)

6. Oscar: Best Writing (adapted/original) (collaborative: moderated by paulofilmo - 10 stars)

7. Remake (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)

8. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)

9. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 5 stars)

10. Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 3 stars)

11. Apple TV+ (collaborative: moderated by moviepatrick - 3 stars)

12. Oscar Nominated Feature Films 2022 (collaborative: moderated by Corbad - 3 stars)

13. Deafness (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)

14. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA)

15. Available on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)

16. seen in 2021 (public: sproost)

17. Giltiga 2021-filmer (public: caffe)

18. Apple TV+ (public: Rob97)

19. Movies I watched in 2022 (public: Dunstan-xxx)

20. Divicast: Movies, TV shows and episodes watched (public: Dunstan-xxx)

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TCI | Percentile | Date Rated | # Stars (Reviews)

Stars	User	Rating
7	BillyShears	75 _65th
Putting deaf actors on my hook, baby we have an Oscar bait going. CODA so "yeah it's fine!" no wonder academy was powerless. The addition of a wild cartoony inspirational teacher really thickened the recipe up. I'm doing the sign for eating out of its hand, I'm fine this won best picture it doesn't really mean anything anyways like Will Smith saying please not tonight to Jada rubbing her glistening bald head all over Jaden's friends. Its gonna happen baby, and you're gonna watch it and love it
7	Leonardis	96 _91st
Very good! It’s not always hard to see where the story will go next, but does it really matter if you WANT to see it go in certain directions because you like the characters so much? I thought it was extremely well acted and extremely heartfelt. I’m also a musician AND a family man. I’ll watch anything family focused, but it’s not always this good. It’s never schmaltzy and it doesn’t ask easy questions. Funny, sad, and emotional in all the right places. Do yourself a favor and make time for it.
6	eCitizen	75 _77th
Emilia Jones was a real pleasure to watch in this, and who knew she could sing like an angel. The story was interesting and engaging throughout. It was also awesome that they used real deaf people to portray the parts of the deaf people. There was a surprising amount of heartwarming intensity. Worth watching and surprisingly satisfying.
5	mattorama12	83 _92nd
I really loved this. It's got so much heart, but without being schmaltzy. Even though using music can basically be a cheat code for achieving emotional resonance, it felt particularly well done here.
3	aross	80 _81st
The deaf actors and the lead were all good, the choir teacher was a little cheesy, but most of the other sentimental moments worked very well.
3	Corbad	85 _90th
Its coming-of-age beats may be predictable, but the surrounding context is uniquely affecting. Each member of the family gives a transcendent performance and their bond, as the heart of the film, gives the whole a beautiful nuance and singular power. Really beautiful.
2	KasperL	85 _93rd
Kotsur's Oscar win was well-deserved, but it's because of Emilia Jones' wonderful performance that I just loved this very sweet coming of age story.
2	Bown	81 _58th
In many ways it’s a by-the-numbers coming-of-age movie/Sundance dramedy, but the USP - the focus on a deaf family (duh) - is handled beautifully, with truly remarkable performances and specificity. That dad better win the Oscar! Slightly let down by relying on the cliche of a character not being open about their situation in order to create drama (with Ruby and the music teacher), but brought back by the multiple scenes that made me cry towards the end.
2	ericambler	79 _74th
A funny, humane feel-good story. Its rough edges are mostly for show, but this should be a major calling card for actress Emilia Jones, who carries the film with heart, humor, and an impressive sense of authenticity.
2	joel-w-m	6 _44th
The family and fishing (story)line is done very well; the script lures out all of the interesting nuances in the unique context and relational dynamics (the deaf older brother adds another to the titular one), and the cast is excellent. It's marred significantly by the by-the-numbers coming-of-age arc though (the high school, private lessons, and romance scenes are all mostly cheesy), and bland cinematography doesn't help matters. Still, its heart is strong (see father-daughter on the tailgate).
2	mustafatanis	83 _79th
Touching
1	schnofel	40 _25th
Contrived Sundance screenwriting lab product that is over before any story has been told. We are left with basic situations of inclusion and exclusion and nice characters, some more cardboard than others. But a whole corporate committee at Apple couldn’t conceive of the feel-good machinations Sian Heder has internalized. This dramatic vacuum joins Belfast and King Richard in the club of vacuous pap deemed worthy of Best Picture status by an Academy that keeps sabotaging itself into oblivion.
1	Kavu	84 _83rd
Well done, with excellent work from the whole cast.
1	twincinema	50 _26th
This film is too unbelievable -- they managed to fill a few hundred seats for people to watch a high school choir. Also, I watched this on Apple TV+, and there was no subtitles. So, I thought it was a West Side Story thing, and they just didn't have them. However, with a 1/3 left in the movie, they magically appeared. I am not sure of the issue, but I definitely missed a bunch in this film.
1	Mentaculus	90 _89th
A clear hallmark of a great film is seamlessly bridging specificity (in this case, Ruby’s “disability” symbiosis with her family) with universality - we relate to this family as a result of their difference. Cherish that. It’s lensed rather workmanlike, but the script is beautifully written, jumping constantly and effortlessly through flaming hoops, and the cast is immaculate: these are completely realized characters you’ll carry with you til you die. Yes, I cried. [Applauding in ASL.]
1	psim	71 _32nd
Suprisingly effective and charming for a movie that often feels and looks like a sanitized made-for-TV family flick, and is obviously weaponized to tug at the audience's heartstrings. I'll allow it!
1	deaddilly	50 _14th
Uncinema. Pure formula. Like Apple extracting the working parts of a Hallmark film and running it through their anti-aesthetic filter.
1	overrated	19 _11th
Hilarious that Apple TV+ with its selecton of like five movies defeated Netflix in the race for the first streaming Best Picture, and that it did so with this Hallmark-ass Oscar bait. I'd put it above Crash & Braveheart and below Chicago as the third-worst BP winner that I've seen.
1	bentien	65 _61st
Very fine film. Good acting, touching and funny.
1	AAAutin	3 _0th
(HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 7: THEY HAVE DEAF FAMILIES NOW)
1	MontyCircus	80 _88th
Solid throughout, but then, how emotional it made me at the end surprised me. We were all laughing back tears. Best feel-good tear-jerker of the year. Best awards-season contender of the year. I haven't seen a better movie all year.
1	JLFM	82 _85th
Running on Empty, but with more fish, less lam. A beautiful crowd-pleaser that made me cry at least ten times.
1	magdabag	95 _95th
Watched this months ago while preparing for The Oscars, and was pleasantly surprised. Being a musical child from a very weird and offbeat family, I loved this. I really related to the main character in many ways, and absolutely loved the perspective shift when she was performing. Kotsur and Jones were perfect in this and I'd love to see them both in more! With a wonderful cast and beautifully-written, heartwarming script, I highly recommend this. I give 9 choir kids out of 10.
1	JSchlansky	75 _67th
There's a lot to learn from CODA. For example, I learned from this movie that being deaf in New England has the unexpected silver lining of not having to listen to all the awful Boston accents around you
1	mike365365	54 _22nd
Perfect formula Oscar nominations right here folks. With songs!
1	hakkanarejo	95 _63rd
Wow! This is a must see movie! Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi could not have been better cast. She is beautiful, endearing and extremely talented. Her singing is simply flawless. Marlee Matlin as her mother was exceptional as always. The father played by Troy Kotsur was brilliant. Even the music teacher was perfectly cast. I expected this to be a very informative movie and it was. What I did not expect is how many times I laughed until tears were streaming down my face.
1	Yoshinaruto	80 _90th
I’ve seen most of the years Best Picture nominees, and this is easily my favorite so far. It’s pretty simple, but the characters are really likable, pacing is quick and to the point, and I don’t think I’ve seen a family dynamic quite like this one before. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s a very solid film that you should check out if you already have Apple TV+.
1	Quintonjamin	80 _80th
All the cast was great, but Troy Kotsur was fantastic and really anchored some emotional scenes. I would’ve voted for the last duel over this to win best picture, but this is probably top three movies I’ve seen from 2021.
1	ImOmerCetin	85 _92nd
Absolutely beautiful, charming and touching. Very well done.

Average Percentile 59.96% from 772 Ratings