Sounder
2003 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 197 VOTES · DIR. Kevin Hooks
Overview
This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. ""Boy"" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith, stories & truth.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,357 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 Father: Don't nobody know how a story's gonna end.
00:03:39 [ man chuckling ]
00:05:49 But God has chosen what is weak and foolish in this world
00:08:17 12. Three fours is 12.
00:11:04 Give him time.
00:13:53 [ whip cracking ]
00:16:41 And there was a famine on...
00:19:49 I warned you once, boy! I won't warn you again!
00:23:50 With a roaring fire and go looking for Sounder.
00:27:03 Sounder ain't dead.
00:30:41 Might not.
00:36:26 [ humming continues ]
00:42:29 (music) I am so glad (music)
00:45:39 You're too late! He's gone.
00:51:01 Don't know no names.
00:53:57 Go in peace.
00:58:24 You say your father working in the mines?
01:01:48 So, where'd you get that book?
01:05:00 And do his chores.
01:07:56 "and pharaoh said to Joseph
01:10:33 Sorry.
01:15:36 Mother: Sounder dreams of hunting all the time.
01:20:03 [ whining ]
01:26:00 Everything don't change.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,357
Dialogue density14.1 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:26:00
Production Record
DirectorKevin Hooks
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes197