As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
- Released: 2021-08-11
- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
- Stars: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman, John Fiore, Lonnie Farmer, Courtland Jones, Molly Beth Thomas, Ayana Brown, Jason Pugatch, Kyana Fanene, Anilee List, Stone Martin, Maeve Chapman, Stephen Caliskan, Amanda Bradshaw, Bryan Sabbag, Kayla Caulfield, Samidio DePina, Dominic Andersen, Jose Guns Alves, Owen Burke, Lance Norris, Mark Pettograsso, Tony Viveiros, Armen Garo, Jared Voss, Emilia Faucher, Marilyn Busch, Melissa McMeekin, Erica McDermott, Garrett McKechnie, Rebecca Gibel, TJ Ciarametaro, Gary Galone, Nikki Kim, Mary Ann Schaub, Cassandra Berta, Sarah Clarke, Rena Maliszewski, David Newsom, Kiara Pichardo, Pamela Jayne Morgan
- Director: Siân Heder
Comments
- ragingbull_2005 - 25 May 2024
Predictable, yet immensely enjoyable
Winner of the 2021 Oscar for best picture, CODA is a true crowd pleaser, where you can predict the end, but will still be pleasantly surprised by the gamut of emotions that it ends up evoking in you.
Because of the richness of its characters, the trueness of their acting (the deaf cast is either completely or partially hard of hearing. The best supporting actor Oscars was won by Troy Kotsur who became the first deaf actor to win it), and the humor that they share & the laughs that they elicit.
There is nary a moment that you feel pity about those whom you might causally label physically challenged and that to me was one the biggest pluses.
Must watch. Very entertaining. - averagedeveloper - 9 February 2024
The art of cinema exists to make such films.
I don't know where to start praising, I can't find anything to criticize.
Lately, cinema seems to only want to bring visibility to a single part of society. In the name of social justice, they are trying to bring visibility to only a single group of people. And the casual audience who wants variety and says it's out of control is being terrorized.
I am amazed by a film that brings visibility to a different part of society and deals with family, generation conflict, and being a society topics so beautifully. It's the kind of movie that warms your heart while watching it. And actually achieving this is much more difficult than one might think.
