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Sounder
73%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
Sounder (2003) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Sounder (2003) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Comedy with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith,… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Sounder 73% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Sounder is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
73%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith, stories & truth.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2003-01-19
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 168647
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What is Sounder about?
This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. B... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Sounder?
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How long is the movie Sounder?
The official runtime for Sounder is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Carl Lumbly
The Father

Suzzanne Douglas
The Mother

Daniel Lee Robertson III
The Boy

Paul Winfield
The Teacher

Marcus Johnson
Brother

Peter MacNeill
Sheriff

Bill Lake
Deputy

Eugene Clark
Preacher 1

Conrad Coates
Preacher 2

Neil Girvan
Guard 1

Bruce McFee
Crew Boss
- A
Ashley Archer
Sister
- J
Joshua Watkis
Boy

Patrick Stevenson
Guard 2
- L
Lili Francks
Sara
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