Adult Illiteracy Movies

  • 2012
    The Silent War

    The Silent War

    The Silent War

    5.92012HD

    An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who...

    The Silent War
  • 1952
    Mexican Bus Ride

    Mexican Bus Ride

    Mexican Bus Ride

    6.41952HD

    Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort...

    Mexican Bus Ride
  • 1981
    The Pride of Jesse Hallam

    The Pride of Jesse Hallam

    The Pride of Jesse Hallam

    5.81981HD

    Jesse Hallum sells the family farm to see that his daughter receives the medical care she needs at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The big city...

    The Pride of Jesse Hallam
  • 2022
    Sentenced

    Sentenced

    Sentenced

    02022HD

    Too often, if a child is illiterate at the end of third grade, they will fall behind forever. By nine years old, many children are already SENTENCED...

    Sentenced
  • 2024
    New Old Book

    New Old Book

    New Old Book

    102024HD

    Desperate for clients, Isabelle, the owner of a small bookstore, accepts the offer to teach Caetano, an elderly illiterate man, how to read. The...

    New Old Book
  • 1987
    Bluffing It

    Bluffing It

    Bluffing It

    61987HD

    A functionally illiterate factory foreman (Dennis Weaver) loses his job after refusing a promotion that requires reading.

    Bluffing It