Children of a Lesser God

Overview
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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Reviews (2)
Wuchak (Rated: 7)
A school for the deaf on a Maine island with William Hurt and Marlee Matlin
A teacher (William Hurt) moves to coastal Maine to work at a school for the deaf on an island where he becomes interested in a striking, but disturbed janitor (Marlee Matlin), who was once a student there.
"Child...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)
Acclaimed teacher "James" (William Hurt) arrives at a school for the deaf where his very "hands on" techniques rather shake the established order of superintendent "Franklin" (Philip Bosco). His pupils make good progress, though, as his methods start to encourage them to speak more and act with much...
Recommendation & Similar
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Pretty Poison (1968)
Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target (1998)
Work (1978)
Doctor Faustus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2012)
God Told Me To (1976)
The Telephone Box (1972)
Conspiracy (2008)
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Stratton (2017)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Down by Law (1986)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Tokyo Sonata (2008)
L'Emprise (2015)
Psycho III (1986)
Exotica (1994)