A Big List of Great Deaf Movies

French CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) story of a young woman’s battle for independence and her deaf parents’ struggle to understand her gift for music.

"A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her Deaf parents in this depression-era drama."

Jonah is a lonely deaf child who has been misdiagnosed as having an intellectual disability and institutionalized. Jonah’s mother and father struggle to establish communication with their son.

"Explore 200 years of deaf life in America - a story of conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that reaches the heart of what it means to be human"

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate. 

Dysfunctional family, kids are sent to grandparents and encounter a creature, one that has never been seen. American Sign Language, No audio.

A passionate musician pulls away from composing and toward a teaching career, and struggles to reconcile his son's Deafness with his own desires for his son to hear music.

Two families, one deaf and one hearing, make decisions about cochlear implants for their children. Deep exploration in Deaf community, ASL and culture.

"The outgoing and eccentric Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings home his uptight and reserved girlfriend to meet the family at Christmas".The favorite son has a deaf brother and the family knows ASL.

"This award-winning documentary follows four extraordinary Deaf entertainers – an actor, comic, drummer and a singer – over the course of one year, giving viewers a rare and powerful glimpse into the lives of Deaf artists. New York Times Critics’ Pick."

Nowness – Short documentary, part of the Nowness project "The cult photographer and filmmaker profiles the intriguing world of deaf performance artist Christine Sun Kim and her experiments with sound." 

"Gracefully guided by the Grammy Award-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who also happens to be deaf, this groundbreaking film opens the door to a world where sight, sound, and touch magically converge to elevate our everyday sensory experiences."

"With unerring curiousity and sensitivity, director Philbert portrays the difficulties and joys of being deaf, offering vivid portraits of people of all ages coping with and surmounting their challenges."

"The deeply personal memoir about 65-year-old deaf couple who decide to undergo surgery to have their hearing restored."

the American version of the same film (Beyond Silence). The story of a 17 year old CODA's music gift and coming to terms with her life and growth within the context of her Deaf family. Available only on Apple+.

the story of a relationship between a hearing special education teacher and an angry deaf graduate of the school.

The Superdeafy Movie – SuperDeafy must reveal the man behind the cape to find true love and inspire a young deaf boy to believe in himself.

"Three predominantly deaf families are followed as they raise their children in a hearing world. With many differing opinions about how deaf children should be raised swirling in the social consciousness, these families work to forge their own paths forward and combat the daily social stigmas many deaf people face."

Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their deaf son a cochlear implant.

terrifyingly suspenseful thriller in which a family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound.

"A young deaf man gets trapped in his house when he becomes entangled in a nasty real estate dispute with his murderous next-door neighbor. As he struggles to overcome his fears, open captions take the audience inside our deaf hero's head." Horror movie.

Heartbreaking Oscar winner short film about a Deaf child with hearing parents and no supports. A must-watch, and free on YouTube

Deaf U is a coming-of-age reality series following a tight-knit group of Deaf students at Gallaudet University. As the group of friends navigate the high, lows, and hookups of college life together, their stories offer an unprecedented, unfiltered, and often unexpected look inside Deaf community.

A deaf couple keeps a tragic secret from their nephew, debating the child’s future in a language not as private as they believe, whilst on a road trip home to Tehran.

"Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend. A Netflix short movie."

Set in the world of a Ukrainian high school for the deaf as a new student realizes immediately that he must prove himself worthy to be brought under the protective wing of the school gang's leader to survive.