Movies Like Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)

Land of Silence and Darkness is a 1971 documentary film from Werner Herzog with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Children of a Lesser God and The Miracle Worker.

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Children of a Lesser God

1986

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

6.9

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The Miracle Worker

1962

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

7.9

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The Silent Child

2017

A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

7.2

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The Left Ear

2015

Li Er, a 17 year old girl who has great difficulty hearing out of her left ear, is rejected after confessing her love to a boy, Xu yi. Instead the boy is in love with Li Bala, a girl who is in fact in love with Zhang Yang. Li Er befriends Li Bala, who dies due to an accident. As the movie progresses, Li Er overcomes her hatred of Zhang Yang, whom she blamed for Li Bala's death.

6.3

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968

Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.

7.6

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Johnny Got His Gun

1971

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

7.5

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Listen

2020

In the outskirts of London, Portuguese couple and parents of three, Bela and Jota, struggle to make ends meet. When a misunderstanding arises at school with their deaf daughter, the British social services grow concerned for the safety of their children. The film portrays the tireless battle of these immigrant parents against the law to keep their family together.

7.0

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Beyond Silence

1996

Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.

6.9

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Hush

2016

A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Tribe

2014

Deaf-mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf. In navigating through the school's hierarchy, he encounters a corrupt underbelly of criminality, known as The Tribe. By participating in several robberies, he gets propelled higher into the organization, when he meets one of the Chief’s concubines Anya, and unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the group."

6.7

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#11

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

2026

With rare access and no holds barred, the acclaimed documentarian investigates a growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Kamome Diner

2006

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.

7.4

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#14

Stromboli

1950

After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

7.1

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#15

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

2001

The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Deaf

2025

Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

The Battle of Algiers

1966

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Heneral Luna

2015

A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.

7.7

MagicScore

#20

Culloden

1964

Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Land of Silence and Darkness?

The top films similar to Land of Silence and Darkness by MovieMagicScore are Children of a Lesser God (6.9), The Miracle Worker (7.9), The Silent Child (7.2). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Land of Silence and Darkness worth watching?

Land of Silence and Darkness holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 71 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Land of Silence and Darkness?

Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) is a documentary film directed by Werner Herzog, starring Fini Straubinger, Heinrich Fleischmann, Vladimir Kokol.

Where can I find more recommendations like Land of Silence and Darkness?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more documentary recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Land of Silence and Darkness

This ranked list pairs Land of Silence and Darkness (1971), a documentary film from Werner Herzog, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fini Straubinger take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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