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The Farewell
Film
FilmR2020
Sound of Metal
Directed by Darius Marder
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew. From TMDB
120 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
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Sound of Metal is a 2020 drama music film, directed by Darius Marder, starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci.
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60 of 120 · most liked firstWe watched "Sound of Metal" last night, a movie about a young drummer who loses his hearing very suddenly after too many loud gigs. It was basically a horror movie for musicians, so my husband was VERY uneasy at the beginning, but we loved it. The use of sound is amazing. The emotions are strong.
positive · AI labelView post →an absolute dream come true: I spoke with riz ahmed about NIGHTCRAWLER, improvising with jakey g, being bad at giving directions, and his new film RELAY. (also yeah, I got him to sign my @Criterion SOUND OF METAL essay.) watch at @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/riz-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sound Of Metal.. man that film is si fucking good! *Linked my profile if anyone wants to follow which I'll really appreciate*. boxd.it/6OC3R
positive · AI labelView post →We are watching Sound of Metal and boy is this movie a visceral watch for anyone with any experience with addiction
neutral · AI labelView post →Writer/Director Darius Marder’s acclaimed drama ‘Sound Of Metal’ starring Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, and Olivia Cooke was shown at the International Film Festival Rotterdam this week 5 years ago. 🥁🎼🔇 #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →HBD soulful-eyed, supersexy British-Pakistani movie star, rapper & actor Riz Ahmed, who sure has the rizz, BOTD in 1982, turning 43 2day. He's great in films such as Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" (2014) & Darius Marder's "Sound of Metal" (2019) & TV shows like "The Night Of" (2016)
neutral · AI labelView post →The sound in both undertone & Sound of Metal 👌 An AI film that makes me glad I read Empire of AI by Karen Hao. Rewatch #LetterboxdFriday #lastfourwatched
positive · AI labelView post →37) Sound of Metal (2019) #NowWatching on @primevideo.bsky.social #2025FirstTimeWatch 33 #FilmSky #SoundOfMetal
neutral · AI labelView post →Darius Marder's drama film SOUND OF METAL starring Riz Ahmed was released 4 years ago. #filmsky #film #films #movie #movies #cinema
neutral · AI labelView post →#NewYearsResolutionsChallenge #Filmsky #Moviesky Catching up ( yesterday was way too chaotic) 7. Someone learning in a movie 🎬 Sound Of Metal 💚 Ruben learning sign language
neutral · AI labelView post →The other movie I was considering for this week was “The Sound of Metal” #HATM
neutral · AI labelView post →And with our late film, Sound of Metal, at midnight, that's Saturday night...on BBC TWO!
neutral · AI labelView post →it is very funny that riz ahmed, who maybe should have won best actor for SOUND OF METAL in 2021, won an oscar in 2022 for best live action short film, has made sure the marketing of every movie he's been in since then says ACADEMY AWARD WINNER RIZ AHMED
neutral · AI labelView post →#GlasgowFilmChallenge Day 16: a film that makes you cry Sound of Metal (2019) dir. Darius Marder #filmsky #filmchallenge
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy #letterboxdfriday y'all. 'Sound of Metal' is such a beautiful movie. (A recommendation if you haven't seen it) It's one of my favourite movies of all time, but I think that's because I sadly can relate to some stuff.
positive · AI labelView post →If you haven’t seen The Sound Of Metal he’s absolutely amazing is that. As a musician it’s the scariest movie I’ve ever watched.
positive · AI labelView post →I didn't realize it was Sound of Metal this week. Talk about a gut punch of a movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The Sound of Metal is a movie that is fundamental to my worldview. perfect portrayal of the anguish and self destruction caused by the mindset induced by the desperation to be accepted. something that applies to a lot more than deafness.
positive · AI labelView post →Keen to read “Emphatic Sound in Film: The Deaf Soundscape of SOUND OF METAL” by Gemma King. I’ve screened the first ~12 minutes of the film in my “Intro to Film” class for past few years and have contemplated moving this to our feature screening for sound. www.sensesofcinema.com/2026/feature...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite film or films (if I can't decide) from each year of my life. #BirthYearTillNow #FilmChallenge #MovieSky Sound of Metal (2020) dir. Darius Marder
positive · AI labelView post →At 11:05 tonight, on BBC 2, there is a film called "The Sound of Metal." It is a strangely thought provoking film and well worth a watch. I've no idea if the @renfrewbfc.bsky.social have any views on the subject.
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's library DVD: "House of Tomorrow" (2017). Nick Offerman, Ellen Burstyn, geodesic domes, punk rock. A small, devastating movie ala "Sound of Metal", "Columbus", "Station Agent", "My Friend Dahmer". Nine broken hearts up. pluto.tv/on-demand/mo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed. Heartbreaking and incredible. It follows a drummer losing his hearing and struggling to accept it. As a drummer myself, that hit hard. The film brilliantly immerses you in the deaf perspective in a way that feels raw and intimate. Highly recommended.
positive · AI labelView post →"Get out" and "Sound of Metal" are the two best horror movies of the decade? @matthewkrol.nebula.tv @shahirdaud.bsky.social #podcast #film
positive · AI labelView post →My ★★★★★ review of Sound of Metal on Letterboxd boxd.it/9e1gQd
positive · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal, Green Room, Scott Pilgrim, Severance -- why do DIY shows in film and TV have LiveNation budgets??? Is SoFar Sounds sponsoring all the bands in these universes?
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 6.55pm, Home Alone on Film4. At 8pm, Fall Of The Roman Empire on BBC4. At 9pm, The Quiet Girl on Film4, Daybreak on Sky Sci-fi or The Rock on ITV4. At 10pm, Ab Fab Movie on BBC3. At 11.05, Sound of Metal on BBC2. At 12.55am, Strange Days on @TalkingPicsTV #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →#Bales2026FilmChallenge Oct 22 - Film Made After 2010 Everyone Should See Sound of Metal (2020) Darius Marder --A drummer suddenly suffers from severe hearing loss which leads to an unexpected journey.
positive · AI labelView post →is this Sound of Metal? fantastic movie and well deserving of Best Sound Oscar
positive · AI labelView post →You know, it would probably be something like The Diving Bell and Butterfly or Sound of Metal or Still Alice or One Week. So, a road movie with a killer soundtrack that slowly fades to just a constant low-grade tinnitus ring and the trippiest dreams fighting a banal, slow-mo reality.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oooh I haven’t seen either of those. Thank you. I’ll try to grab some time to check them out. A couple of my music film recommendations are Sound of Metal, & Once. Oh, and if you can stomach it, Whiplash (i am not like that, but the drive element & excellence is interesting). Worlds apart lol.
neutral · AI labelView post →Up next was ‘Sound of Metal’ which was a rewatch for me (and chosen by me!) and a first time watch for the rest of the club. Brilliant movie featuring standout performances from Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci. #filmsky #movieclub #letterboxd boxd.it/d42rBd
positive · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal today. Another movie I've had on my cards for ages, but was never really able to bring myself to start. letterboxd.com/crashscreen/...
neutral · AI labelView post →watched SOUND OF METAL (dir. Marder, 2019), abt a noise rock drummer who goes deaf. great film
positive · AI labelView post →There was that one movie a few years back that followed a drummer’s journey with deafness. Sound of Metal. The final scene in it was the most heart wrenching. Watching two friends navigate profound hearing loss & cochlear implant options rn and it makes me so angry how inaccessible hearing is.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s Misha’s lifelong BFF Darius Marder, who also directed the Sound of Metal movie — this is them at the Academy awards because the sound of metal was nominated for several awards and Misha was his date
neutral · AI labelView post →A documentary about two deaf Mexicans in a long-distance relationship, THE SILENCE OF MY HANDS was a real surprise. Not since Sound of Metal has a film with deaf characters used sound design so intricately and comprehensively to get us into their headspaces... loudandclearreviews.com/the-silence-...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Not since Sound of Metal has a film with deaf characters used sound design so intricately and comprehensively to bring us into their headspaces." Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of Manuel Acuña's "remarkable" doc THE SILENCE OF MY HANDS! #BFIFlare loudandclearreviews.com/the-silence-...
neutral · AI labelView post →For a minute I wondered whether you had watched a different film to me. Then I realised that you, in fact, had (and I had mixed it up with Sound of Metal).
neutral · AI labelView post →Y’all it is somehow 4 years since CODA and it’s crazy to this CODA how folks will snark at that film winning Best Picture while thinking Sound of Metal is still a work of genius. The former provides such an honest look at the Deaf/HoH experience in ways the latter fetishizes or demeans.
negative · AI labelView post →Rewatching Sound of Metal. Some great performances in this film.
positive · AI labelView post →watched and wrote about Sound of Metal as a Deaf culture movie for my ASL class, really really great film struggling with your livelihood being uprooted and the promise of returning to it vs accepting the lifestyle change and the community it brings, betraying a lover vs betraying a community ...
positive · AI labelView post →1st time small screen: -Mishima: A Life in 4 Chapters -No Home Movie -I Like Movies -Goodbye Dragon Inn -Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone -Little Murders -Police Story 3: SuperCop -Sound of Metal -Gimme Shelter -Heart of Glass -Witchhammer -Style Wars -Limite -A Summer's Tale
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge Day 23 - Sign Language in a Movie Sound Of Metal (2020) Darius Marder
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching SOUND OF METAL. Such a great film. Decided to see what Riz Ahmed was up to. Harry Potter audio books (2026). jfc
positive · AI labelView post →Recent watches 1 of 2 Sound of Metal - good, about deafness and struggles with Cochlear Eddington - Wild ride Coen bros movie Masters of the Universe - loved it Supergirl - decent The Drama - A24 and great, go into it blind House of the Dragon S3 - great The Kid Detective - Really good
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 9pm, Edge Of Seventeen on Sky Comedy. At 11.05, Hard Target on Great Action. At 11.15, Fifth Element on Sky One. At 12.05am, Sound of Metal on BBC2. At 1.30am, How To Get Ahead In Advertising on Film4. At 1.35am, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal is my favourite film of the 2020s thus far and it's criminally sat on. Treat yourselves.
positive · AI labelView post →From "The Night Of" to "Sound of Metal" and now "Bait," Riz Ahmed remains one of the most compelling reasons to watch anything right now. His new Prime Video series is a lean, 6-episode dive into fame, identity, race, family and more. Review: bit.ly/4d1C8s1
neutral · AI labelView post →I have a little film club on my Patreon as well. Here I talk about Silver Haze, It Was Just An Accident and The Sound of Metal You can listen to the first half for free. www.patreon.com/posts/152709...
neutral · AI labelView post →2020 movies I think would do well: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM FREAKY PALM SPRINGS POSSESSOR SPONTANEOUS SOUL THE SOUND OF METAL Morbid curiosity picks: BIRDS OF PREY THE CRAFT: LEGACY HILLBILLY ELEGY MULAN THE WITCHES WONDER WOMAN 1984
neutral · AI labelView post →What movie moment made you say “THIS IS CINEMA”? Silence is the ultimate grace note at the end of SOUND OF METAL.
positive · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal (2019) 4/5. Stunning film but thought the ending slightly let it down. Riz Ahmed fantastic #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →365 Movie Challenge: Day 17: Sound of Metal 10/10 Riz Ahmed is amazing. Olivia Cooke did good. Amazing sound mixing, and editing. It enhanced the film so much. Really good story, but heartbreaking. The ending hits hard.
positive · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal for double movie night! Corner Office was peculiar.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Sound of Metal Wildcards: On-Gaku Liz and the Bluebird Steven Universe: The Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal needs more love. Beautiful film.
positive · AI labelView post →The Sound of Metal was such a slow, quiet movie and wasn’t about drumming at all, or music. I was pretty disappointed, but maybe not everyone was.
negative · AI labelView post →Sound of Metal just starting on BBC2. Incredible film. Did not get all the plaudits it deserved, despise getting many plaudits.
positive · AI labelView post →I recently revisited "Sound of Metal" (2019), which is still extraoridary as before. My review written in 2020. kaist455.com/2020/12/09/s...
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