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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
Children of a Lesser God has generally received positive reviews.
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Children of a Lesser God was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 198 reviews, giving Children of a Lesser God (1986) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 81% and users giving an average score of 78%.
With a score of 74%, Children of a Lesser God is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Mission and Rad.
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