Directed by:
Darius MarderCinematography:
Daniël BouquetCast:
Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Lauren Ridloff, Tom Kemp, Hillary Baack, Michael Tow, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez, Chris Perfetti (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In Sound of Metal, a tale of sound, fury, and self-discovery, Riz Ahmed delivers an intensely committed performance as the volatile Ruben, who has found new purpose as a drummer in a noise-metal duo, playing blistering live shows with his singer girlfriend, Lou (Olivia Cooke). When Ruben suddenly loses much of his hearing, he is launched on a profound odyssey—through denial, anger, grief, and, gradually, acceptance—as he comes to understand what it means to live as a deaf person and to discover deafness as not a disability but a rich culture and community. Through stunningly immersive, Academy Award–winning sound design, director Darius Marder invites us to experience the world as Ruben does, capturing a sonic spectrum in which silence comes in a thousand shades. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Riz Ahmed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/485/166485464_eab2f9.jpg)
Riz Ahmed
UK
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Nightcrawler (2014)
![Olivia Cooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/882/166882984_f1c0de.png)
Olivia Cooke
UK
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Sound of Metal (2019)
![Paul Raci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/863/165863604_4fc78a.jpg)
Paul Raci
USA
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Fighting Tommy Riley (2005)
![Mathieu Amalric](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/656/160656797_6e206b.png)
Mathieu Amalric
France
Best movies:
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
![Lauren Ridloff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113377_f18f5f.jpg)
Lauren Ridloff
USA
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
Eternals (2021)
Wonderstruck (2017)
![Tom Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/759/159759023_9ce0e8.jpg)
Tom Kemp
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Gone, Baby, Gone (2007)
Mystic River (2003)
Hillary Baack
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
The East (2013)
Michael Tow
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
Free Guy (2021)
R.I.P.D. - Rest in Peace Department (2013)
Chelsea Lee
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
Deadly Weekend (2013)
Shaheem Sanchez
Best movies:
Sound of Metal (2019)
![Chris Perfetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/453/166453408_287320.jpg)
Chris Perfetti
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Sound of Metal (2019)
Looking: The Movie (2016) (TV movie)
Rena Maliszewski
Best movies:
Gone, Baby, Gone (2007)
CODA (2021)
The Holdovers (2023)