Overview
A poignant exploration of redemption and connection in a world that often feels isolating.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- sobering
- quiet evening
- emotional movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as beautifully crafted and powerfully written, with an unusually hard-hitting examination of bullying for animated cinema.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shouya Ishida attempts to repair the damage caused by his childhood bullying of Shouko Nishimiya.
Shouko's impaired hearing shapes her school experience, relationships, and struggle for acceptance.
The film uses sign language, expressions, physical touch, and sound design to convey communication and deafness.
The childhood classroom and later high-school relationships organize the characters' bullying, isolation, and reconciliation.
Films like A Silent Voice: The Movie, and why
Your Name
Japanese animated coming of age drama centered on adolescence, emotional connection, and difficult personal transformation
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
anime coming of age drama exploring isolation, empathy, romance, and the consequences of youthful choices
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
emotionally intense school drama about bullying, social alienation, guilt, and reconciliation
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Japanese school drama with poignant themes of friendship, disability, and communication
Movie Details
- Director
- Naoko Yamada
- Release Date
- 2016-09-17
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 (4703)
Cast
- Miyu Irino
- Saori Hayami
- Aoi Yuuki
- Kensho Ono
- Yuki Kaneko
- Yui Ishikawa
- Megumi Han
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga
- Mayu Matsuoka
- Sachiko Kojima
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Silent Voice: The Movie about?
- A remorseful teenager seeks forgiveness and human connection after confronting the lasting damage he inflicted on a deaf classmate.
- What is A Silent Voice: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Silent Voice: The Movie as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Silent Voice: The Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Silent Voice: The Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of A Silent Voice: The Movie?
- Critics broadly praised the film as beautifully crafted and powerfully written, with an unusually hard-hitting examination of bullying for animated cinema.
- Which films are like A Silent Voice: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Your Name, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.
- How long is A Silent Voice: The Movie?
- A Silent Voice: The Movie runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Silent Voice: The Movie?
- In United States, A Silent Voice: The Movie streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.
