For avant-garde rock drummer Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed), touring career and tenuous sobriety were both put at risk with a diagnosis of continuing hearing loss. Unable to afford cochlear implants, he's convinced by lover/vocalist Lou Berger (Olivia Cooke) to enter and embrace a shelter for deaf recovering addicts-but the prospect of life without her, or music, may force some shattering choices. Darius Marder's acclaimed study also stars Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Almaric. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles English (SDH); featurettes; theatrical trailer | Sound Of Metal (Criterion Collection) | | BLU-RAY | Best Buy