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Being Heumann

2026 · 127 min

A stirring, defiant true-story drama that turns righteous anger into collective action, leaving you moved and energized.

Directed by: Sian Heder
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O'Brien

Tagline: Based on a true revolution.
Overview: Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability rights protestors send a very loud message: The system is broken—not us.

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Directed by: Sian Heder
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O'Brien

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
rebellion
identity
power
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Sian Heder
Written by: Rebekah Taussig, Sian Heder
Starring: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O'Brien, Madeline Delp, Rob Delaney, Ray Fisher, Michael Patrick Thornton, Antwan Tolliver
Music: Francesco Le Metre
Cinematography: Jamie D. Ramsay
Runtime: 127 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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