CODA

PG-13

Released Aug 13, 2021

1 hr. 51 min.

Drama

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Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family -- a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family's struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school's choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and soon finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.

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Critics Consensus

CODA's story offers few surprises, but strong representation and a terrific cast -- led by Emilia Jones' brilliant performance -- bring this coming-of-age story vividly to life.

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Audience Consensus

Well-written, well-acted, and thoroughly heartwarming without being heavy-handed about it, CODA simply works.

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Mike K

one of the top movies in the past 10 years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Jason G

Wonderful movie. The acting was so believable and warm you couldn't help but feel part of the story. Made me cry with happiness

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Harry N

Loved this movie. Uplifting, gooed-spirit and the story came across as a slice of real life - oc course, part may be due to the fact that I had a coda friend - a hearing boy from deaf parents. when we'd go to his house, he'd flash a light switch up and down, several times, to alert his parents that we were coming in. Today was actually the second time that I saw this movie - and loved it as much the second time as I had the first.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Mark M

Mason suggests: Why I want people to watch Coda is because it's a good movie and people need to understand the life that deaf people live. It would also suck to be the girl in this movie because the family is so dependent on her. I also like this movie because it goes to the first person sometimes and kind of gives me an idea of what it was like. Noah suggests: I loved the movie Coda; it was a hilarious movie. I don't normally like movies, but it had an excellent story, so I would recommend it to people who have a sense of humor. My favorite part was the mom and dad with her kid and the boy who was the friend of there daughter, and the dad thought they were doing something different. Logan suggests: The goal can be achieved through hard work and living the best you can; sadly everyone in the family is deaf except one. I do recommend it for people who are into drama. The emotional value is strong. Dyllan suggests: I really like it, I think people. Would like you can learn from it. Doug suggests: I believe people should watch this movie, but my standings on the movie are far from negative. This movie is full of comedy and heartwarming scenes, But it has real life situations and heart pulling situations that really bring emotion into the plot. John suggests: Coda, the movie about a girl in an all deaf family, aside herself, is a good movie to watch because of the ambitions and the strength of emotional values. Ruby, who was "born with hearing", shows the feeling of being born to be of her family's use. It shows how even though you have so many obstacles in your life, sometimes things shouldn't be held back because of where or when you were born.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Hannah B

The most beautiful story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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AndrÃ©s P

It feels like a breath of emotion and motivation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Sian Heder

Director

Emilia Jones

Ruby Rossi

Troy Kotsur

Frank Rossi

Marlee Matlin

Jackie Rossi

Eugenio Derbez

Bernardo Villalobos

Daniel Durant

Leo Rossi

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Coda is a Mort (‘Middle Of Road Tearjerker’) and if that’s what you like, you will like this.

Mar 31, 2022

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The sense of calculation makes the journey feel like a lockstep march; the movie’s sense of a story that’s dictated rather than observed makes its good feelings feel bad.

Feb 24, 2022

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Mara Reinstein

Us Weekly

No theatrics, no gimmicks - just a wonderful coming-of-age gem that aims directly at the heart and hits the bullseye.

Dec 28, 2021

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Aditya Mani Jha

Firstpost

Coda refuses to rehash the well-worn tropes of this May-December subgenre, swapping it out for an almost Bergman-like contemplativeness.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 20, 2023

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Nadine Whitney

Mr. Movie's Film Blog

CODA is a delight, a warm hug of a film that knows its genre and makes the very most of it. Siân Heder’s script is simple, and the message that she sends is heartfelt. A crowd-pleaser with love to spare.

Sep 17, 2023

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Mo Muzammal

Vague Visages

...weakening a film whose representation of the underrepresented is so intense at times that its dependence on Hallmark-like characteristics is more than mildly disappointing.

Jul 27, 2023

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Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family -- a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family's struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school's choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and soon finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.

Director: Sian Heder
Executive Producer: Ardavan Safaee, Sarah Borch-Jacobsen
Screenwriter: Sian Heder
Distributor: Apple TV+
Production Co: Vendome Pictures, Picture Perfect Federation, Pathé Films
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2021, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2022
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2021
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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