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Sounder

Sounder

79
Balasaur Score
Worth a look

1972 · Movie · 1h 45m · G

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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 1,111 1970s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.

Synopsis

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

Ratings

IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic80/100

58 audience votes

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Themes

based on novel or booklouisianagreat depressionfamily relationshipsurbanhardshipsharecropperprison campstealing food1930s

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