Sound of Metal Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 10, 2022

Sound of Metal

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

Director: Darius Marder

Starring: Riz Ahmed • Olivia Cooke • Mathieu Amalric • Lauren Ridloff • Paul Raci

R Drama 2 hrs, 10 m

3.7 / 5

73% WILL SEE 27% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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
Tom Cruise/Alejandro Iñárritu Movie, Relay
O
Olivia Cooke
Ready Player One, The Signal
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Mathieu Amalric
Mars Express, The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Lauren Ridloff
Eternals
P
Paul Raci
The Mother, 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

Production Details

What we know about the Sound of Metal movie production.

Production Updates for Sound of Metal

Feb 2020

Completed

Changed Sound of Metal movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled to begin in August 2016.

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Additional Information

Parent 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

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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, Jiu Jitsu and Always & Forever. As a limited release, Sound of Metal was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.