@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-18 20:00 UTC
Sound of Freedom is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
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2023 · Action / Drama
Sound of Freedom
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
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RELEASE DATE
2023
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GENRE
Action / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-24 11:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, Sound of Freedom.
@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-27 01:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. Sound of Freedom knows its audience.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-13 03:00 UTC
Sound of Freedom: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
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Why is Sound of Freedom rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Sound of Freedom (2023) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 20/100. The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Sound of Freedom fit best?+
Sound of Freedom works best as a recent streaming-era watch for action fans. With a Burn Index of 20/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Sound of Freedom worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Sound of Freedom scores 20/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.7k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Sound of Freedom?
Director clearly thought Sound of Freedom was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 2.5k points
The cinematography in Sound of Freedom is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Sound of Freedom. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 0.8k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Sound of Freedom?
Rewatched Sound of Freedom last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/movies · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.1k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Sound of Freedom actually is?
Honestly, Sound of Freedom would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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