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The History of Sound

Movie 2025 128 min Drama, Romance, Music Last reviewed 3 Sep 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 16+ Quality ★★★☆☆

Our take

The History of Sound is an R-rated period drama about two music students bonding over folk songs before WWI separates them. Expect grief, mature relationship themes, drinking, and moderate language. Emotional rather than action-heavy. Older teens and adults

Uplifting themes

Uplifting themes of hope, connection, or perseverance in the story Uplifting behavior of hope, connection, or perseverance in the story

Story (may spoil tone)

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

What we flagged

Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.

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Violence
Mild
Sex
Mild
Frightening
Language
Mild

Details

Violence Mild Brief threat or conflict without graphic violence

Brief threat or conflict without graphic violence

Language Mild Occasional damn, hell, and s-word during stressful moments

Occasional damn, hell, and s-word during stressful moments

Sex / nudity Mild Intimate relationship themes without explicit scenes emphasized

Intimate relationship themes without explicit scenes emphasized

Drugs / alcohol Mild Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue

Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue

Frightening No frightening found in this title

No frightening found in this title

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title

No gore found in this title

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement Moderate War loss and mourning shape the decades-spanning romance

War loss and mourning shape the decades-spanning romance

Talk after watching

  • Music connects people across distance and war. Which songs carry memory for you?
  • War reshapes young love and ambition. How do choices echo years later?