What is the Metascore for Deaf President Now!?

Deaf President Now! has a Metascore of 82 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Deaf President Now!

Directed by Nyle DiMarco · 2025

Quick Verdict

Deaf President Now! (2025) has a 88% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

88%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

100% Critic Score

92% Audience

82 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2

8 IMDb /10

Runtime: 1h 40m
Cast: Bridgette Bourne-Firl , Jerry Covell , Greg Hlibok , I. King Jordan

Is Deaf President Now! worth watching?

Yes — Deaf President Now! earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Reconstructing the 1988 Gallaudet protests with archival footage and firsthand accounts, the film matches its stirring subject with a formal inventiveness that puts deaf perspective at the center of its own telling.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (92%).

What is Deaf President Now! about?

"Deaf President Now!" recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988 after the school's board of trustees appointed a hearing...