Here we've displayed a list of the best Linguist films : Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992), Arrival(2016), Still Alice(2014), The Lost Language of Cranes(1991), Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Time(2002), Mockingbird Don't Sing(2001), The Whistle Blower(1987), Iceman(1984), The Fourth Kind(2009), The Statue(1971) ... ...
Documentary
Canada|Netherlands|Finland|Norway|Australia
1992
168 Minutes
Peter Wintonick Kelvin Flook
political activist william f. buckley television producer linguist media personality fascinating passionate mit washington, d.c. university noam chomsky media propaganda genocide conspiracy political activism pursuit discovery 1990s
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien Tzi Ma Abigail Pniowsky Julia Scarlett Dan Jadyn Malone Frank Schorpion Nathaly Thibault
linguist army commander teammate alien civilian president fascinating creative intense moving inspiring heartwarming house helicopter spaceship office street car alien landing language
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
Drama
USA|UK|France
2014
97 Minutes
Julianne Moore Richard Glatzer Alec Baldwin Kristen Stewart Kate Bosworth Hunter Parrish Erin Darke Victoria Cartagena Shane McRae Stephen Kunken Seth Gilliam
professor linguist daughter son doctor somber brooding emotional doctor's office family home office college alzheimer's disease illness dementia mother/child relationship discovery transformation fall 2010s
A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Drama
UK
1991
87 Minutes
Brian Cox Eileen Atkins Angus Macfadyen Corey Parker Rene Auberjonois John Schlesinger Cathy Tyson Ben Daniells Nigel Whitmey
gay man husband wife son ex-boyfriend linguist emotional london family home apartment gay bar coming out marriage self-discovery language father/son relationship homosexuality transformation 1990s
A young gay man comes out to his middle-class parents, which has repercussions for his father who has long since been trying to repress his own sexuality.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2002
71 Minutes
activist philosopher scholar audience linguist profound disturbing fascinating classroom theater mit noam chomsky global society imperialism iraq war corruption terrorism rise wretched excess 2000s
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.
Drama
USA
2001
100 Minutes
Melissa Errico Joe Regalbuto Sean Young Michael Lerner Kim Darby Tarra Steele Laurie O'Brien Ed Brigadier Sharon Madden Jack Betts Ben Messmer
teen girl linguist teacher graduate student mother brother emotional sad uneasy los angeles university household hospital office child abuse isolation disability investigation integration fame
Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1987
104 Minutes
father linguist mole spy friend brooding intricate gripping england london cover-up murder espionage cold war investigation government secrets mystery quest revenge 1980s
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.
Drama
USA
1984
99 Minutes
Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin Danny Glover Amelia Hall Richard Monette James Tolkan
anthropologist prehistoric man scientist linguist doctor emotional fascinating touching north pole laboratory arctic frozen man scientific observation human connection human rights culture shock protection discovery rivalry transformation
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2009
98 Minutes
Milla Jovovich Will Patton Elias Koteas Corey Johnson Enzo Cilenti Hakeem Kae-Kazim Alisha Seaton Daphne Alexander Mia McKenna-Bruce
psychologist husband child linguist sheriff patient thrilling suspenseful eerie nome, alaska hospital household office woods investigation extraterrestrial life murder therapy abduction false accusations
A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.
Comedy
UK|USA
1971
84 Minutes
linguist diplomat artist advertising executive wife news anchor witty amusing lighthearted madcap cheeky engaging london nudity prize statue suspicion honor jealousy discovery
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S... See full summary »