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Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal

2020
Drama
Music
2h 0m
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Avg Percentile 67.67% from 1451 total ratings

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Rated 13 Apr 2021
90
97th
The brilliant sound design is obviously a completely essential part of the film but what makes this slow-burning, albeit always thoroughly engaging drama so riveting are Marder's direction (Oscar snub!) and Ahmed's committed lead performance. And the ending is simply superb.
Rated 06 Dec 2020
85
80th
Two stars here, really: Riz Ahmed and the sound design. Riz manages to be tender, angry, sad, thoughtful, happy, etc. Genuine, complex performance. Sound design is inspired, in part because it makes you feel what he feels, but it actually gives you a reason not to hear dialogue (hear that Nolan?). Also, it's just interesting and helps immerse you. Aside from that, the story is good but not awesome. Doesn't matter though because those two stars elevate this.
Rated 09 Apr 2021
95
84th
Great movie. Being a musician myself, I found this to be a difficult yet comforting watch. I completely felt for Ruben and even Lou. Paul Raci was very good and I liked Riz Ahmed quite a bit too. The sound design is really fantastic and it's really well edited and written. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it. She extra background of Lou and Rubens music career would have been nice, but also very long. One of the best 2020 had to offer.
Rated 09 Dec 2020
70
47th
The sound design here is fantastic but this movie felt like it was missing half of its first act. The rehabilitation process ends up just being the entire movie - the metal/romance backstory is mostly just texture. A bit of an uneven watch that does manage to end on a beautiful though crushing final sequence.
Rated 18 Dec 2020
87
81st
Riz Ahmed is amazing. The sound presentation is also brilliant and deserves all the awards.
Rated 09 Dec 2020
93
95th
I was so sure the final act would be fine and conventional. It turned into one of the most heartbreaking, wise conclusions I've ever seen in a film. It truly was "God's kingdom".
Rated 28 Jan 2021
74
80th
Did he eat that doughnut eventually? Some might be wondering.
Rated 22 Mar 2021
9
92nd
Remarkably immersive; I was constantly on the verge of tears of all kinds, thanks in large part to the powerful sound design, uniquely poignant dialogue, and flawless, emotive turn from Ahmed that together elevate the occasional predictable dramatic story beat. The romantic arc and thoughtful thematic undercurrent on the past, the future, and embracing change, meanwhile, are tied up in a refreshing manner (another spiral would've been easy tragedy pickings but instead we get "It's okay, Lou").
Rated 10 Dec 2020
87
91st
An incredibly strong performance from Riz Ahmed centers this somber but, ultimately, hopeful film. Hats off to the screenplay because this film misses all the cliches that one would expect from a story like this. To top it off, the sound design is incredibly effective and scary. One of the year's bests.
Rated 10 Dec 2020
70
58th
he did that first donut dirty :(
Rated 14 Mar 2021
85
90th
A formulaic structure sags in the third act ("Regret"), but Riz Ahmed is exceptional and surrounded by a compelling cast (Raci is also superb), and the final moments revivify the narrative to leave on an effective, thoughtful note. The time in the home is transcendent, stunningly painful and beautiful in turns, and it really made the movie for me.
Rated 23 Aug 2021
79
77th
Excellent drama about the process of dealing with identity-challenging personal crisis. Not without its contrivances or structural deficiencies but affords itself a sense of lifelike ambiguity & private pain that really hit home & give the film unassuming depth. So many ways this could've come across as cheesy but the film has a keen sense of when & how to push its narrative devices or rely on raw performances. Seems considerably more in touch with its world & subject than most Hollywood films.
Rated 21 Mar 2021
80
75th
Riz Ahmed gives a phenomenal performance of a man feeling continually on the brink of complete collapse. I love the use of sound in this film, seamlessly transitioning from outside noise to what Ahmed can hear. Is it melodramatic? Perhaps. But it feels melodramatic in an authentic way. Props to this film for not using "Sound of Silence" in the credits.
Rated 25 Jan 2021
94
92nd
Awesome movie. Riz Ahmed was good obviously, but I thought Paul Raci was great as well. That guy is a lead singer in a metal band in real life where he does sign language while performing. Great ending as well.
Rated 04 Jan 2021
80
80th
I thought it was a very investing story. It's extremely well made and Riz Ahmed is great.
Rated 10 Dec 2020
83
86th
Riz Ahmed delivers an incredible performance in a movie that puts him through the emotional wringer. Special shoutout to the immersive sound design of this movie.
Rated 19 Mar 2021
90
91st
A brutal raw masterpiece. Ahmed is on his A-game, and following him since Four Lions paid off. Paul Raci - who was always a bit actor to me - spooks you with the most heartfelt performance in the film. His face and eyes tell a thousand tales, and the hurt he shows is so real.
Rated 12 Feb 2021
81
85th
The first half hour is the scariest non-horror movie I've ever seen. But what really surprised me was just how lovely the rest of it is. Ahmed is terrific and Raci delivers what might be my favorite performance of 2020. Going into this, I was a little worried that this would be a performance showcase and little else, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. This is a totally engrossing and smartly assembled drama that also just happens to have some of the year's finest acting work.
Rated 12 Apr 2021
70
31st
Riz Ahmed is phenomenal! The sound design is impeccable. The ending is perfect. The plot/screenplay leave much to be desired. Making him an addict in addition to the hearing loss made the film more predictable than it otherwise would have been. I wish they would have spent more time on his/their backstory(s). In general though the film just had a lot of communication issues (no pun intended) in how they conveyed certain plot points to the audience.
Rated 09 Mar 2021
69
47th
Held down by a powerful performance by Riz Ahmed, and an intimacy that makes the first half hour powerful stuff. But it began to lose me after that. Despite touching on some complex stuff - the enforced conformity of support communities, the coldness of minority groups when one disagrees with them, and the difficulties of being stuck between two worlds - that is all cast aside and we're left with a pretty typical story of accepting oneself. Kinda disappointing, really.
Rated 04 Jan 2021
61
42nd
Riz is amazing. Sound design is out of this world. Great glimpse into the hear impaired community. However, the plot left much to be desired. The tone of the first part was lost to the trope of his rehabilitation. There wasn't enough back story to have the ending make sense. I still recommenced watching it though.
Rated 15 Jan 2021
85
78th
I wonder, uh, all these mornings you've been sitting in my study, sitting, have you had any moments of stillness? Because you're right, Ruben. The world does keep moving, and it can be a damn cruel place. But for me, those moments of stillness, that place, that's the Kingdom of God. And that place will never abandon you.
Rated 07 Apr 2021
75
77th
Between Ahmed's raw performance and the brilliant sound design, this movie really brings you into its world. It's very obvious this is a film that was a lifetime in the making, which is not always a good thing but it is here.
Rated 08 Dec 2020
40
38th
My initial review for this film was glowing. I gave it almost a perfect score. While I still believe Ahmed's performance is incredible, I've since come to realize that this is a propaganda piece. The point of this film is to demonize cochlear implants because they erase deaf culture. How fucked is that?! I missed that the first time around because the film is dishonest about the quality of implant technology. It makes it seem like they are worthless. I've since realized that that is false.
Rated 04 Dec 2020
67
67th
Spiritually inclined recovery story that forgets to properly fill in character space and relationship history to make Riz Ahmed's deeply felt moments resonate beyond their immediacy. Dramatically it's an up (now we're happy and going with the therapy) and down (and now we're not and it's all going to hell), as is the standard. Only the documentary-like approach to the deaf community is not standard and, in my view, the film's raison d'être (hi, wasted Mathieu Amalric).
Rated 23 Jun 2021
94
93rd
Fantastic movie.
Rated 02 May 2021
89
94th
Lovely performances by all. Very good, well worth a look.
Rated 11 Jul 2021
8
78th
Equally memorable as The Father, in both its effective approach that truly immerses you in the central character's state of mind and how it reaches far beyond the progressive condition its characters have to come to terms with. Wasn't sure where this was building towards, but it wraps up its character arc on a subtly beautiful note (shot in ‘t Stadspark, potverdekke zeg!)
Rated 12 Apr 2021
84
77th
Powerful stuff, Riz Ahmed is brilliant here.
Rated 14 Aug 2021
90
97th
Really opened my eyes to the beauty of music.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
95
95th
Probably one of my favorites from last year. Riz Ahmed plays the lead role of Ruben with such conviction and is perfect. Paul Raci is also very as his mentor and friends throughout the film. As a musician, I was very intrigued with the premise and story and thought It was done very well. A very eye-opening and insightful movie that I highly recommend.
Rated 13 Dec 2020
82
85th
There's a lot of ways for the world to be a beautiful place, a place worth living in.
Rated 04 Dec 2020
89
72nd
A powerhouse performance with amazing sound design in its portrayal of deafness. This should be up for award show contention in many categories. Darius Marder's debut film is a real hopefully triumph. Riz Ahmed carries the movie through a complicated performance. The movie, when it's focused on his character and dialog free is perfect. It's only when it's story lightly comes back to move along in the dialog scenes, that things feel a little not fully fleshed out.
Rated 15 Jul 2021
75
59th
Ahmed vanishes in the role to a truly impressive degree and should get a ton of awards for his work here, the direction is very smart and immersive, but somehow the movie didn't touch me as much as I feel it should have. Still very much worth a watch.
Rated 18 Apr 2021
63
40th
The construction of the frustration with reality after the main character becomes deaf is trully outstanding. The scenes where the character is losing audition create a very unconfortable place.
Rated 24 Feb 2024
90
95th
This movie is a great depiction of how to make peace with problems that life throws at us, that sometimes there is no going back. Thought provoking and meditative at times. Great sound that allows viewers to delve deep into the situation of a person that is going through a hearing loss. Deeply touching.
Rated 13 Nov 2021
77
86th
Definitely a great film with both marvellous acting, editing and sound design.
Rated 05 Apr 2021
85
81st
Has that elusive human touch, blurring reality and film. This is in large part thanks to Riz Ahmed delivering a performance that feels wrong to even call a performance. The script and direction knows what is important, stripping away anything that doesn't have to do with the emotional journey at the center. It is a story about a character dealing with a terrible "setback" and finding his center again, free from any of the wallowing or melodrama such a description conjures.
Rated 25 Dec 2020
42
33rd
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Rated 20 Apr 2021
80
87th
Im surprised tinnitus didn't play a role in this otherwise very empathetic and genuine movie. Afaik, most deafness comes with it, and it would be a challenge on a completely different level to be able to reach the point of "stillness" the main character experiences at the end. Of course I realize the stillness might be metaphoric. (Then again, I'm glad I didn't have to endure tinnitus sound design during the movie, I'm hearing enough of it as it is. Going to bed now, bye!)
Rated 30 Oct 2021
75
25th
It's technically a great film. Yet, some of the dialogues reak of Oscar bait, and the directorial vision seemed to be lacking at times.
Rated 17 Aug 2021
4
23rd
I did enjoy the sound design, the acting, the setting, the idea, I just wish it could have been a bit more about the relationship between Ruben and his music. All I got from the movie is a bunch of bad vibes and a lackluster ending. Nothing personal, just not made for me I guess.
Rated 21 Mar 2021
70
56th
Films about sound will inevitably make the viewer (and awards people) more aware of sound design, but the switching between silence, muffled sound, and undistorted sound was more distracting than immersive to me. The sonic equivalent of a film switching between first-person and third-person shots.
Rated 04 Apr 2021
94
89th
Proves familiar material can be distinguished by the specificity of its characters – bouquets to Ahmed and Raci whose wrenchingly honest performances distinguish this. While Ahmed provides a subtle, underplayed portrait of encroaching desperation, Raci may well steal the show, creating a depth of back story to a character only defined in broad strokes on the page. The closed-in nature of Ruben means a final emotional release is lacking that might have made it a little more satisfying.
Rated 03 May 2022
44
17th
Başlangıcı ümit vadediyordu ama devamı gelmedi. Senaryoyu beğenmedim, vurucu ya da etkileyici bulamadım. Karakterleri tanımadan, ısınmadan, sevmeden bir anda olayların içine daldık. Onun için çok empati de kuramadım. Sesin karakter tarafından nasıl duyulduğunun gösterimi, o geçişler iyiydi. Başka iyi bir şey bulamadım, epey sıkıldım.
Rated 19 Dec 2021
79
80th
I'm not deaf nor am I very knowledgeable when it comes to being deaf or how the deaf community works. While I can't claim that it'd most likely be the perfect movie about losing one's hearing, I think that it's still refreshing in bringing up a subject that is not often brought up on film. The frustration, fear and sense of discovery are wonderfully portrayed in the movie by Ritz Ahmed. The sound design was great, as well.
Rated 13 Jan 2021
70
57th
excellent sound design and editing.
Rated 31 Mar 2021
83
70th
Really Good
Rated 14 May 2021
60
6th
Should have done more
Rated 08 Jan 2021
80
37th
Viewed January 7, 2021. The immersive sound design and empathetic, well-considered portrait of the deaf community works wonders, despite some of the movie's clumsier passages (including its flimsy nods toward its protagonist's history of addiction) and uglier visual choices.
Rated 08 Jan 2024
90
93rd
I thought Riz Ahmed did really well in his role as the main character, Ruben. Its a good film at making you think what sudden deafness must be like - the whole sense of sudden isolation and confusion, the loss of your social community. Its quite an insightful film in that sort of a way. Quite an insightful and thought provoking film. Worth a watch certainly, yes I'd recommend it.
Rated 21 Apr 2021
82
86th
There is so many different lifes in this life. You just need to settle down and adapted. Maybe you will find the peace.
Rated 29 Mar 2021
81
85th
Riz Ahmed made a deep, layered part for a musician with sound of metal.
Rated 16 Apr 2021
87
89th
Excellent writing, sound design and acting.
Rated 22 Mar 2021
4
52nd
Deafness is definitely something I worry about since I spent the better part of my teen and 20s in basements where your head is basically against an amp. Good performance by Riz, with some quality out of the box band shirt choices, but the more I think about this film the less I'm digging it. Not too much to chew on.
Rated 27 Mar 2021
8
72nd
great movie but there's no way the sound quality of the implant would've been a "surprise" to him, the doctors would've informed him and tempered his expectations ahead of time
Rated 20 May 2021
75
81st
the most cogent argument ever made for why metal sucks
Rated 11 May 2021
94
74th
Well done drama and a glimpse at what it might be like to lose your hearing
Rated 28 Dec 2023
80
80th
Joe: "I wonder, uh, all these mornings you've been sitting in my study, sitting, have you had any moments of stillness? Because you're right, Ruben. The world does keep moving, and it can be a damn cruel place. But for me, those moments of stillness, that place, that's the kingdom of God."
Rated 17 May 2021
83
51st
While I completely understand why this is being so lauded—it is absurdly well made with terrific editing work, pacing, writing, and general tone—I felt this just didn't quite strike any of its multifaceted irons hot enough. I certainly recommend it, though; it could strike you harder than it did me.
Rated 27 Mar 2021
73
61st
Part of me was left wondering why they needed to make him an addict on top of being deaf but felt it ended up paying off even if it was in a pretty basic way. Can never trust a rich person who is into punk at all and he learned the real hard way
Rated 21 May 2021
70
45th
That church bell is just god's crash cymbal
Rated 19 Apr 2021
75
65th
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Rated 17 Dec 2020
7
74th
What a performance by Ahmed. As others have pointed out, the sound design deserves extra credit, but above all else this was a genuine experience on many levels. My only criticism would be that I felt like the second act skimmed over some stuff, yet still felt a tad bit slow, but maybe that's just me. The ending had me in tears though.
Rated 26 Apr 2021
50
19th
This gets my default score for a great movie I doubt I'll ever want to watch again. Ahmed is mesmeric and makes you really feel the anger, fear and frustration of this man whose life and love is devastatingly taken away from him so abruptly. This isn't the type of film I enjoy watching as it's just too depressing. Great movie, just not for me.
Rated 04 Oct 2021
75
72nd
The best performance I have seen from Riz Ahmed. He's always great, but he can be a little puppy-eyed, and he restrained himself here. But I'm sad to report that the copy I watched was really bad. There was something off with the sound, the levels were all over the place, sometimes it went all metallic, and finally it disappeared all together. I'm furious. I might just tweet someone.
Rated 24 Mar 2021
79
85th
This obvious winner of multiple Best Sound awards is so close of being phenomenal. If only the director would let go of the screenplay and let the writer run the show, even better things would happen.
Rated 15 May 2023
4
65th
The tried and test trope of putting exceptional people in exceptional circumstances to invoke emotions/pass a message is burdensome. However, the film has enough substance, especially a dive into the workings of the deaf community, to offer a soothing experience. The sound design is top-notch, Riz Ahmed is excellent, and some of the shots are serene. Good pacing for the most part, especially the slow bits.
Rated 07 Feb 2021
77
54th
Good performance by Riz Ahmed
Rated 01 Feb 2021
87
87th
3 Oscars minimum
Rated 14 Apr 2021
65
40th
Undoubtedly well made, with good use of sound, esp. the ending, but the film is a bit of a mess. Whilst I feel deafness would be a blessing to avoid his G/Fs' singing, my main issues were the fact that Hector said he could get someone to "help". If it were me, like Ruben, I would expect that to be "help" for his hearing loss, not some commune to isolate him from his G/F, from society, and to give him some where to "pointlessly" while away the rest of his life. Surely that is not the 'help' requi
Rated 19 Dec 2020
90
91st
You can't hear and see. It's sound of reduction...
Rated 18 Nov 2021
6
35th
Rated 04 Jan 2021
60
49th
A bit Oscar bait in many levels and certainly not as immersive as it thinks it is, but truly delicate in its portrait of deaf community and an effective self-discovery journey guided by Ahmed's restrained, powerfully interiorized performance.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
74
70th
Wholesome.
Rated 14 Dec 2020
5
40th
had some pretty serious problems with the movie as a whole but if Ahmed doesn't get at least a little bit of Best Actor Oscar talk then that'll just show you how profoundly flawed/stupid the Oscars really are.
Rated 09 Dec 2020
75
89th
Good, damn good. Only negative thing would be that we actually don't see why the couple is so bonded, we only learn through a few dialogues. It does take away from some of the character development, and lessens the impact of the finale, but even considering that.. Just wow, what a performance from Riz, sound design is flawless and it is directed quite well..
Rated 25 Apr 2021
65
62nd
Baterist Ruben, sağır olduğunu öğrenince, hayatına yeniden bakmayı öğrenecektir. Film, insan oğlunun her rahatsız olduğu durumdan nasıl kurtulacağı anlatılmış. Fakat filmin iyi yanları olduğu kadar, kötü durumları var. İyi olan yanı ses tasarımı ve Riz Ahmed. Kötü tarafı ise 1 Guguk Kuşu ve gri renkli kasvetli sinematografi. Filmin sonunda, oh be dünya varmış. Davulun sesi uzaktan hoş gelir.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
84
85th
It didn’t help that the audio on my speakers died out during
Rated 30 May 2021
90
87th
Movies that deal with people adapting to diseases and/or substance and self-abuse are often very melodramatic. This movie reigns most of that in and quietly focuses on how powerful denial can be, specifically an inability to accept when a chapter of your life is just over. It makes some difficult decisions, and doesn't give what I think a lot of viewers will want in it's final act, but I think it's all the more powerful for settling for a very very small victory.
Rated 03 Jan 2023
89
73rd
The film's emotional story is anchored by break-out performance from Riz Ahmed, who flexes his dramatic chops here and plays completely against character. I like that the film takes a more jarring and realistic approach to someone coping with sudden deafness and the anger, denial, and confusion that accompanies it, while simultaneously acknowledging the grace and resilience of the deaf community. It's an evocative experience that is also bolstered by phenomenal sound design.
Rated 25 Apr 2021
85
79th
Riz Ahmed carries the entire film giving an incredibly nuanced performance.His arc is equally beautiful as it is heartbreaking.The moment of realization that the thing he wanted all along wasn't at all what he got is truly soul-crushing.The use of sound as well throughout is expertly done.Paul Raci is wonderful also.
Rated 11 Dec 2020
91
90th
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Rated 24 Apr 2021
40
38th
Started off promisingly but it seems neither of the screenwriters had any ideas for the ending.
Rated 09 Mar 2024
83
80th
Excellent. Great use of sound, a fantastic central performance, and some very interesting nuance. As someone who works in disability services and has worked with people who are deaf in the past, they clearly did a lot of research to ensure authenticity in details.
Rated 23 Jun 2021
75
49th
A great commercial for why metal needs to die. But seriously, the strong central performance grounds the film, however, the formal disjunction here is problematic--the movie wants to sell stillness, but the director and his camera don't have the patience for it. Some affecting moments keep things moving, and Amalric is always a welcome sight.
Rated 26 May 2021
70
54th
A film about a drummer and singer living the dream until the drummer goes deaf sounds cheesy, and it is. But the scenes of the drummer's panic as his hearing loss begins, and his lover's reaction to it are handled realistically and are very effective. The film becomes more cliched in the second half, when the filmmakers follow through on the premise, but taken as a whole it's still worth your time.
Rated 18 Jan 2022
96
86th
Viewers can really sympathize with this movie as the main character has to adapt his entire life to his sudden loss of hearing. It uses his hearing perspective so that sometimes the viewer can not hear as well. This movie shows how people can live on through unforseen challenges and highlighting the priviledge of able-bodied people.
Rated 10 May 2021
72
58th
ok but sad lol `" Can never trust a rich person who is into punk at all and he learned the real hard way"`

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