Where to watch Children of a Lesser God in the United States
Children of a Lesser God (1986) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on MGM Plus.
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You can watch Children of a Lesser God (1986) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Tense silences and sudden outbursts of sign language create a charged atmosphere where communication feels like a battlefield. This raw collision of two different worlds turns a simple romance into a fierce struggle for autonomy and respect.
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Randa Haines
Cast
William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf, John F. Cleary, Philip Holmes, Georgia Ann Cline, William D. Byrd, Frank Carter Jr.
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Children of a Lesser God
You can watch Children of a Lesser God (1986) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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81%
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Director
Randa Haines
Cast
William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf, John F. Cleary, Philip Holmes, Georgia Ann Cline, William D. Byrd, Frank Carter Jr.
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