Sound of Metal Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Dec. 10, 2022

Sound of Metal

Release Date: Friday, November 20, 2020 Limited Friday, December 4, 2020 Prime Video

Olivia Cooke, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Michael Costigan, Ben LeClair, Darius Marder, Lauren Ridloff, Paul Raci

R Drama 2 hrs, 10 m

3.7

73% WILL SEE

27% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew. Utilizing startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Sound of Metal.

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Riz Ahmed
Venom, Relay
O
Olivia Cooke
Ready Player One, Ouija
M
Mathieu Amalric
Mars Express, Quantum of Solace
L
Lauren Ridloff
Eternals
P
Paul Raci
The Secret Art of Human Flight, Butcher's Crossing

Crew Behind the Film

The Sound of Metal behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: Darius Marder
Screenwriter: Darius Marder
Producers: Michael Costigan
Ben LeClair

Studios: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Company: COTA Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for language throughout and brief nude images
Runtime: 2 hrs, 10 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Sound of Metal movie trailers and clips.

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Sound of Metal Official Trailer #2

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Sound of Metal Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Sound of Metal movie production.

Production Updates

Feb 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jan 2016

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production is scheduled to begin in August 2016.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Sound of Metal was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 20, 2020. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Vanguard, Run and The Forgotten Carols. As a limited release, Sound of Metal was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2020-11-20 Limited

United States

Streaming

2020-12-04 Prime Video

United States

Estimated

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