Movies and Shows with Blind Characters
Thanks to fcf-41980 who made most of this list. I had a few to add, but couldn't manage to contact the creator of the list. I have left the comments this person made, and have added my own comments.
I also have a mild obsession with finding and watching movies depicting characters with disabilities.
I also have a mild obsession with finding and watching movies depicting characters with disabilities.
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- DirectorsPeter MiddletonJames SpinneyStarsJohn M. HullMarilyn HullMiranda Beinart-SmithIn the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Upon their publication in 1990, Oliver Sacks described the work as 'the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness I have ever read. It is to my mind a masterpiece.' With exclusive access to these original recordings, NOTES ON BLINDNESS encompasses dreams, memory and imaginative life, excavating the interior world of blindness.This movie is really cool because it is a true story and uses the actual tapes from John Hull's audio journal. It is very realistic and quite touching. It's a very thought provoking movie.
- DirectorCharles BeesonStarsClive OwenClaire SkinnerStuart WilsonA hard-working detective tries to disguise the fact that he's going blind, while working on a challenging murder case.When I watched this I liked it at first, but it is rather unexplained and doesn't have a clear progression of plot or character development, and the series ends abruptly.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsLonnie BedwellSteven MaceTimmy O'NeillErik is totally blind and is solo kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon. In Lava Falls, a large dangerous rapid, he discovers that despite what people might say, barriers can be real and they hurt .. a lot.This is also a really cool documentary movie about a group kayaking rapids in the grand canyon, two of which are blind.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsVal KilmerMira SorvinoKelly McGillisA blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life."Okay, I confess, I put this in only because it fit in with my rules for the list. I actually cannot stand this movie. I've watched a few times, each time hoping that I'll like the main female character, but each time, I'm disappointed again. Val Kilmer is great, but the story is so contrived, I can't help it."
- fcf-41980
I thought the idea of a blind person learning to see was intriguing, but this movie isn't particularly great in any way. - DirectorFrederik Du ChauStarsJessalyn GilsigCary ElwesAndrea CorrAn adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster."This was one of my favorite movies when I was little. It's also the only cartoon with a disabled character I've been able to find."
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- CreatorsMatt CormanChris OrdStarsPiper PeraboChristopher GorhamKari MatchettFresh out of the Farm, Annie Walker must adapt to the challenging life of a CIA operative under the guidance of her handler, Auggie. But soon she realizes her recruitment might have to do with her last boyfriend rather than her talent."Auggie Anderson is the character who is blind in the show. Christopher Gorham does a particularly good job acting. The writers don't make his character do anything too strange for blind person, but still manage to make him a strong, independent CIA agent."
- fcf-41980
I really like Auggie Anderson. Cool character. - DirectorPradeep SarkarStarsNeil Nitin MukeshDeepika PadukoneViraj AdhavSet in grungy Mumbai, an edgy love story of a blindfolded street fighter and a blind dancer and their never-say-die spirit to achieve the impossible."One of the few movies I've been able to find where the character who is blind is female."
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I thought this movie was really sweet. - CreatorDrew GoddardStarsCharlie CoxVincent D'OnofrioDeborah Ann WollA blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil."This is everything a Daredevil comic fan like me craves. A true work of movie art."
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So I actually kind of hate this series. Sorry. I watched all of it, but I didn't like the vague plotlines, unexplained characters, and lack of good character growth. I can't figure out what the theme is in this one. - DirectorVipul Amrutlal ShahStarsAmitabh BachchanAkshay KumarSushmita SenAfter a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men."Three characters for the price of one. The only negative of this movie is that no one believes it's possible for a person who is blind to rob a bank."
- fcf-41980
I didn't really like this movie either, but the plan for the three blind guys to rob the bank was interesting. - CreatorsSteven BochcoMatt OlmsteadNicholas WoottonStarsRon EldardMarisol NicholsReno WilsonNYPD Detective Jim Dunbar returns to work after being blinded in the line of duty."I really like that this show realistically portrays the capabilities and limitations of a person who is blind."
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This is a really cool detective show, but it was left unfinished. The characters are good and the plot seems good, and I am disappointed it wasn't continued. - DirectorJames KeachStarsChris PineAnjali JayEddie Kaye ThomasA young blind man (Pine) thinks he's found love with an Indian woman (Jay) though their relationship is fraught with cultural differences."Chris Pine is the main character, a blind-from-birth virgin looking for love."
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I didn't mind this movie, but I didn't like the humor much. Wouldn't re-watch it. - DirectorA.L. VijayStarsVikramJagapathi BabuAnushka ShettyIn London, a mysterious blind man named Kenny appears to be an assassin who uses echolocation to kill, but there is more to Kenny than meets the eye."Tamil film. The blind character is the main character. He was blinded in a terrorist attack and seeks vengeance against the people who did the attack. He uses echolocation."
- fcf-41980
I loved this movie when I first watched it, because Daniel Kish was IN it. I couldn't believe it. I have researched echolocation a little bit, and I was ecstatic to see it in a movie. Also the plot is intriguing and the backstory is cool, and thought provoking. Even with all the jumping back and forth between past and present scenes, I could follow it rather easily. I really felt for all the characters. - DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsAyushmann KhurranaTabuRadhika ApteA series of mysterious events change the life of a blind pianist, who must now report a crime that he should technically know nothing of."Oh my god, one of my absolute favorites from the moment I first watched it on Netflix on New Years Day. Since then, I’ve shown it to just about everyone I can get to watch movies with me. It’s brilliance from opening to end."
- fcf-41980
I have to totally agree with that comment. It is brilliant and mind blowing. One of those movies I think about long after I've watched it. The only problem I have with it is that I still can't figure out quite what happened at the end. - DirectorAyodhyakumar KrishnamsettyStarsDeepak SarojSreenivasa SayeeSuhasiniRaju a 13 year old child passionate about films who always wanted to be a filmmaker become blind in an accident. Drunkard and irresponsible father puts Raju in a blind orphanage,claiming him to be an orphan. Blind orphanage is run by a wicked man Narayana who is living on the money meant for blind children. At this juncture Raju advice children on writing a complain to District Collector.This leads in to deeper trouble. As all the options run out to bring this injustice to light, Raju thinks of making a video film about the situation. With the help of a friend Raju gets a video camera.Trains the children and they all make a film secretly. The film changes the orphanage for good.I love this movie, so much. It is inspiring and thought provoking. It is touching and suspenseful. Basically a bunch of blind kids are being horribly mistreated at this orphanage for the blind. They have horrible conditions and their prospects in life are quite dismal- but the main character doesn't accept that.
- DirectorAlexander BaackStarsHillary BaackPaul GuyetBrendan O'MalleyA deaf woman meets a recently blinded man.
- DirectorRex BromfieldStarsMary Ann McDonaldDan AykroydJane MallettA young woman named Shirley befriends a lonely blind man named Roy. Together, they find love - even though Shirley's father opposes the relationship."This was one of the first movies with a blind character I ever saw. In this, the main character says he lost his sight because he was watching a solar eclipse. Scared me so badly, I was afraid of the total eclipse in 2017! Other than that, nothing special about it; standard made-for-tv."
- fcf-41980
I thought this movie seemed a little scattered in plot and character growth. It wasn't that interesting to me, just a couple of young adults eloping and one of them happens to be blind. - DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalSamuthirakaniAnusreeA blind man tries to protect a girl from a psycho killer."Shout-out to Sheeba Kurian! Thank you for suggesting this! It's rare that someone suggests a movie for this list that I've never heard of."
- fcf-41980
This movie is sweet because the blind character loves this little girl he is trying to protect, but other than that relationship, I didn't find anything special about this movie. I liked the music, though. - DirectorBarbara AlbertStarsMaria DragusDevid StriesowLukas MikoA blind pianist living in 18th-century Vienna forms an extraordinary relationship with the physician who is trying to restore her sight.This movie is very intriguing to me, because it is nothing like any of the other ones on this list. The plot is a little bit confusing. The characters could use a bit more explanation. But the setting and time period is interesting in terms of how people treat the blind character.
- DirectorRobert MalenfantStarsBrad JohnsonMegan GallagherRoxana ZalStarring Brad Johnson, Megan Gallagher, and Roxana Zal. In recovery after losing his sight on the job, a police officer becomes ensnared in the manipulations of an obsessive woman and her mentally unstable sister.I hate this movie. It's not worth watching; don't bother. The acting is bad, the characters are bad, the plot is bad (in my humble opinion).
- DirectorAnil RavipudiStarsRavi TejaMehreen PirzadaVivan BhatenaRaja, a blind but intelligent man is assigned to protect a police officer's daughter from a goon who wants to kill her."Way too slapstick for me, but there are a couple of good jokes. Some of the dialogue is just plain cringe-worthy. Not worth rewatching."
- fcf-41980
I agree with the cringe worthy part. It wasn't especially horrible, but I didn't finish watching it. - DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarJaya BachchanGovardhan AsraniA speech and hearing-impaired couple persists through unforgiving obstacles to be accepted by society and live a life of dignity."Technically this one falls more into my collection of movies with deaf main characters, but there is a blind character. And this movie is so pivotal, it should count just for that."
- fcf-41980
This movie is sweet and touching, and has quite a bit of heart wrenching in it. The deaf couple struggle to find happiness despite the world seeming to be against them. - DirectorsAbigail FullerSarah IvyDo You Dream in Color? is the coming-of-age story of four courageous blind high school students as they strive to prove that their disability will not hold them back from achieving their dreams.This documentary movie didn't seem very organized. Didn't have a clear plot, and doesn't say what happens to the blind kids in the end. But it is eye opening and seems realistic.
- DirectorSong Il-gonStarsSo Ji-seobHan Hyo-jooKang Shin-ilJang Cheol-min is a former boxer who finds work as a parking space attendant. His life turns upside down when he meets Jung-hwa, a blind girl, and they begin to fall in love."This is the perfect sappy romance movie, on par with a Nicholas Sparks, but don't let that deter you. There's blood and fights too. The blind character gets her eyesight back, but not until the last fifteen or so minutes, so it still qualifies for The List."
- fcf-41980
This movie was too soapy for me. I watched the whole thing, but it was just so dramatic that it seemed very unrealistic. - DirectorSatyen BoseStarsSudhir KumarSushil KumarSanjay KhanA series of unfortunate events cause Ramu, a young boy, to lose his parents and his legs. He is befriended by Mohan, a boy with visual impairment, and they team up to survive on the streets.This movie is interesting because the main characters are both disabled and rely on each other for different things. They really have no one in the world but each other. Didn't really like the ending, though.
- DirectorDylan BakerStarsMark HapkaBram HooverStephen LangWhen a high-school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to accept his new reality or attempt a return to the game he still loves.This movie is so good. And it's based on a true story. It's funny, touching, suspenseful, inspiring, and I could go on. Would highly reccomend.