Deafness, Hard of Hearing
This is for research purposes. Most of these are not good Deaf representation.
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- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsRobert MitchumJane GreerKirk DouglasA private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsMickey RooneyFay BainterGeorge BancroftInventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up with disastrous results. As a consequence, the townsfolk all think Tom is crazy, and creates a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Toms only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsJane WymanLew AyresCharles BickfordA kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsJoan CrawfordHeather SearsRossano BrazziEighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters--and her own sleazy ex-husband.
- DirectorJohn G. AdolfiStarsGeorge ArlissBette DavisViolet HemingAfter losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsJenny AgutterBarry NewmanKathleen NolanA woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.
- DirectorRobert Ellis MillerStarsAlan ArkinSondra LockeChuck McCannWhen deaf-mute Singer moves to a new town to be near his hospitalized friend, he makes an indelible impression on the lives of those around him.
- CreatorLizzy WeissStarsKatie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieTwo teenage girls' lives are turned upside down when they find out they were switched at birth.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsClarice BlackburnLouise BuckleyJohn ConnellA girl has lost her hearing as a result of an emotional disturbance. Her subconscious is probed by a team of psychologists who decide to try a daring experiment.
- DirectorHerbert HirschmanStarsMargaret O'BrienLeon AmesFrances FarmerA young man looking for work on a family farm indicates that he is deaf and dumb but in fact suffers from a severe stuttering problem.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsMatthew ModineClaire BloomJudith IveyArriving in a new town, a child pretends to be deaf-mute to protect himself - a ruse which works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets.
- CreatorMarta KauffmanHoward J. MorrisStarsJane FondaLily TomlinSam WaterstonFinding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together.
- DirectorThomas RiedelsheimerStarsEvelyn GlennieFred FrithRoxane ButterflyA documentary which explores the connections among sound, rhythm, time, and the body by following percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who is nearly deaf.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsSarah PolleyTim RobbinsSverre Anker OusdalA hearing impaired factory worker gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns.
- DirectorIrving PichelStarsAlan LaddLoretta YoungSusan HaywardA wealthy woman who lost her hearing to meningitis meets a doctor who is concocting a serum that will cure deafness.
- DirectorZenzô MatsuyamaStarsHideko TakamineKeiju KobayashiIzumi HaraA sympathetic portrayal of the suffering of a deaf couple at the hands of a shell shocked postwar society that treats them like wayward children to be at turns pitied or exploited.
- DirectorEdward M. AbromsStarsPeter FalkLaurence HarveyLloyd BochnerA chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.
- DirectorHwang Dong-hyukStarsGong YooJung Yu-miKim Hyeon-sooBased on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsCherDennis QuaidLiam NeesonWhen a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.
- DirectorRegan BrashearStarsPatricia BerneJamais CascioFernanda CasteloFIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities, a scientist, journalist, community organizer, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot, FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.
- DirectorJudy LieffStarsAneta BrodskiTahani SalahTerryleneIn Deaf Jam, a Deaf New York City teen is introduced to sign language poetry and boldly enters the spoken word slam scene.
- DirectorSteven SawalichStarsRon LivingstonMelissa GeorgeMichael SheenRichard Pimentel began his life as a fighter, and his life's work became fighting for the rights of others. After losing his hearing in Nam, he overcame his handicap and used his public speaking skills to inspire injured war veterans.
- DirectorDoug RolandStarsSteven PrescodRobert TarangoFrancisco BurgosA late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.
- DirectorRose BoschStarsJean RenoAnna GalienaChloé JouannetLea, Adrian, and their little brother Theo, born deaf, go on holiday in Provence with their grandfather, Paul "Oliveron" they never met because of a family quarrel. Unfortunately, it is not the holidays they dreamed, especially after their father announced that he was leaving the house. In less than 24 hours, it is the clash of generations between the teens and their grandfather.
- DirectorJames LebrechtNicole NewnhamStarsJames LebrechtLionel Je'WoodyardJoseph O'ConorDown the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.