Film1986119 min

Children of a Lesser God

Name: Children of a Lesser God
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1986
Duration: 119 min
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Love has a language all of its own."

Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, slow-paced romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 212 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

James, a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf, falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs.

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