Children of a Lesser God

1986

Action / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 78% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 19824 19.8K

deaf-mute deaf man woman relationship listening teacher teacher student relationship

Plot summary

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Director

Randa Haines Photo
Randa Haines

Top cast

Lynne Marie Stewart Photo
Lynne Marie Stewart as Announcer
Leigh French Photo
Leigh French as Announcer
William Hurt Photo
William Hurt as James
Philip Bosco Photo
Philip Bosco as Dr. Curtis Franklin
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1 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by itamarscomix 6 / 10

Beautiful, but very flawed

Reviewed by Eumenides_0 7 / 10

A Different Love Story

Children of a Lesser God is a sensitive love story about James, a speech teacher who moves to a new deaf school and falls for introverted Sarah, a former student who decided to stay in the school because she can't relate with people.This movie is basically a story about overcoming the difficulties of communication between two people, but it's never that simple since Sarah has one of the strongest and most defensive personalities ever seen in a movie.As a deaf person, Sarah decided to rely on sex to gain men's affections and so can't commit to a meaningful relationship. She also fears James will treat her like everyone else always has. It's up to him to prove her wrong.William Hurt and Marlee Matlin are both perfect in this movie. The '80s were a great decade for Hurt, and he was already riding on the success of his previous Oscar victory. One could only expect a great performance from him. It's Matlin who's the revelation here, conveying her personality through body language and sign language. She proved that acting has nothing to do with words and deserve the Oscar for this performance.This movie is slow, sometimes dull, but for those with patience, it'll be quite rewarding on an emotional level.
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