Audio Description Project
Audio Description Project
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The following is a list of movies AUDIO DESCRIBED IN ENGLISH now playing in USA local cinemas. It is created weekly from a Newsletter distributed by Vicki Vogt and the Bay State Council of the Blind. Technically, this is a list of described movies playing in the Boston, MA, area; however, most of them should be playing in your area also. Additions to this list are posted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about AD in cinema, see our Audio Description in Movie Theaters page, or specifically Headsets for AD in Movie Theaters. Listen also to this podcast: Enjoying the Movies After Vision Loss with Audio Description. And you will find movie reviews which include reviews of the quality of the audio description at MacTheMovieGuy.com. Live in the UK? Visit the YourLocalCinema website. LAST TITLE UPDATE: Mar 13, 2025; count = 22 titles. Page Down or click below for the detailed listings with plot.
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CURRENT TITLES AVAILABLE
Mar 6 Mar 13 Feb 28 Mar 6 Feb 28 Mar 6 Mar 13 Mar 13 Feb 28 Mar 6 Mar 13 Mar 6TOTAL: 22 titles.
1 Hour, 33 Min.
Rated: R for language including some sexual references, and some violence.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Description: When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse (Kate Blanchett) is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband (Michael Fassbender) - also a legendary agent - faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.
1 Hour, 50 Min.
Rated: R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, and language throughout.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Description: When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her. Has scenes of finger nails being ripped off; gunshot wounds being treated, a hand dipped in a boiling hot fryer, eyes gouged out, tattoo needle used to slit someone's throat, and LOTS more. All of which graphically shown on screen.
1 Hour, 43 Min.
Rated: R for violent content including a grisly image, language, sexual material and brief graphic nudity.
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Description: A writer travels to the compound of a pop icon who disappeared years ago. Surrounded by his cult of sycophants, as well as a group of fellow journalists, she soon discovers his twisted plans for the gathering.
1 Hour, 31 Min.
Rated: PG for cartoon violence/action and rude/suggestive humor.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Description: Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the world!)...that is if they don't drive each other crazy in the process.
2 Hours, 20 Min.
Rated: R for language.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music.
Description: Set in the influential New York City music scene of the early 1960s, "A Complete Unknown" follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan's meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts as his songs and his mystique become a worldwide sensation that culminates in his groundbreaking electric rock-and-roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
2 Hours, 19 Min.
Rated: R for strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, severe strong language, and drug use.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Description: Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.Trivia: Yura Borisov asked Mikey Madison to actually hit him in the fights, both in the living room and the end of the film.
2 Hours
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some strong language.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Description: Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.Trivia:Harrison Ford replaces the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, making this Ford's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
1 Hour, 38 Min.
Rated: R for violence, language throughout, and brief drug use.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Description: Set in present-day London, a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Daisy Ridley, suspended 50 stories up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside, including her younger brother.
1 Hour, 29 Min.
Rated: PG
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi.
Description: Dog Man, half dog and half man, he is sworn to protect and serve as he doggedly pursues the feline supervillain Petey the Cat. DreamWorks Animation's ninth film to be based off a children's book.
1 Hour, 37 Min.
Rated: R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexual content.
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Description: For the past several years, the "Heart Eyes Killer" has wreaked havoc on Valentine's Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine's Day, no couple is safe.
1 Hour, 41 Min.
Rated: R for violence.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Description: A queen, desperate to find happiness in love, takes a daring step: she sends the powerful and feared witch Gray Alys (Milla Jovovich) to the "Lost Lands" to give her the magical gift of turning into a werewolf. With the mysterious hunter Boyce (Dave Bautista), who supports her in the fight against dark creatures and merciless enemies, Gray Alys roams an eerie and dangerous world. And only she knows that every wish she grants has unimaginable consequences.Trivia:George R.R. Martin intended the original short story "In the lost lands" to be the first of a series of stories centered around Gray Alys which he intended to gather and release as a single volume, like his Tuf Voyaging. For various reasons he never came around to finish any more stories, but if the film adaptation turns out to be a hit he will write a new short story for a sequel to be based around.
1 Hour, 33 Min.
Rated: PG-13 for brief, strong language.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Description: A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crew mate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. Based on a true story, LAST BREATH is an electrifying story about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible.Trivia:From the same director, there is a Netflix documentary about this true story.
2 Hours, 19 Min.
Rated: R for violent content, language throughout, sexual content and drug material.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Description: Adapted from the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, this stars Robert Pattinson as an "expendable" - a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous tasks because he can be renewed if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.Trivia:While it's well known that Pattinson plays multiple versions of Mickey due to the cloning process, what many don't realise is that director Bong Joon-ho insisted on filming certain key scenes without Pattinson knowing which version of Mickey he was playing until just before shooting. This method was meant to capture the confusion and existential dread of a clone struggling with his own identity, leading to some of the film's most unsettling and raw performances.
1 Hour, 58 Min.
Rated: PG
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical.
Description: Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
1 Hour, 37 Min.
Rated: R for language throughout, sexual material and brief drug use.
Genre: Comedy
Description: When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
1 Hour, 46 Min.
Rated: PG
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Description: Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.Trivia:The author of Paddington, Michael Bond, appears as a stamp
1 Hour, 43 Min.
Rated: R for some strong violence, pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and some drug use.
Genre: Comedy, Crime.
Description: A former criminal's ordinary life, which is turned upside down when his old family shows up for a long-awaited reunion. Starring Jennifer Coolidge, Bill Murray, Ed Harris.
2 Hours
Rated: PG for thematic material and some violent content.
Genre: Drama
Description: In a nation where educating girls is rebellion, a visionary woman sparks hope and opposition. Their courage ignites a movement that could transform their nation forever. The true-life story of the Afghan Dreamers, a group of young women who groundbreakingly participated in international robotics competitions.
1 Hour, 38 Min.
Rated: R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references.
Genre: Horror
Description: When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. Based on a short story from Stephen King's “Skeleton Crew.”
1 Hour, 43 Min.
Rated: R for violent content including sexual assault, and some language.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Description: Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
1 Hour, 55 Min.
Rated: PG for strong thematic material, alcohol abuse, language and some violence
Genre: Drama
Description: A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him. Based on a true story.
2 Hours, 40 Min.
Rated: PG for some scary action, thematic material and brief suggestive material.
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Description: A vivid reimagining of the classic The Wizard of Oz, Wicked spotlights the untold stories of Oz's most famous (or infamous) characters, namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the Good Witch. The show follows green-skinned star Elphaba from birth to college and through the life-changing events which eventually label her "wicked," introducing spoiled rich girl Glinda, local prince and heartthrob Fiyero and even the Wizard of Oz himself, a troubled man very unlike the one you may remember. As Elphaba, a passionate political activist if there ever was one, fights injustice and seeks to undo the mistakes of the past, dark secrets, and personal tragedies shape the history of Oz, paying homage to the classic Wizard of Oz story while simultaneously changing fans' understanding of it forever. A cautionary tale about love, friendship, and trust, Wicked effortlessly reveals that there are indeed two sides to every story.
