Top 10 Detective Films About the Blind

Description: This film, while not a detective story, showcases the incredible journey of Helen Keller, who, despite being blind and deaf, learns to communicate.

Fact: Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke both won Academy Awards for their performances.

Description: A blind Vietnam vet, skilled in swordsmanship, uses his heightened senses to protect a friend's son from mobsters, blending action with detective elements.

Fact: The film is a loose remake of the Japanese film "Zatoichi" series.

Description: While not a traditional detective film, it features a blind character, Colonel Frank Slade, whose acute sense of smell and intuition help unravel a school scandal.

Fact: Al Pacino won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Slade.

Description: While not strictly a detective film, Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer by day, fights crime as the vigilante Daredevil, using his heightened senses.

Fact: The film features a cameo by Stan Lee, the creator of the Daredevil comic.

Description: Although not a detective film, it features a character with a visual impairment who plays a crucial role in the story's development.

Fact: The film was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and Sandra Bullock won Best Actress.

Description: Eli, a blind wanderer, carries a sacred book through a post-apocalyptic world, using his other senses to survive and solve the mysteries of his journey.

Fact: Denzel Washington underwent extensive training to portray a blind character convincingly.

Description: This film explores a world where everyone suddenly goes blind, except for one woman, who must navigate and solve the ensuing chaos.

Fact: The film is based on the novel "Ensaio sobre a Cegueira" by José Saramago, a Nobel Prize winner.

Description: This Hong Kong action-comedy features a blind detective who uses his heightened senses to solve crimes, adding a unique twist to the detective genre.

Fact: The film stars Andy Lau, who also co-directed the movie, and showcases his versatility as both an actor and a filmmaker.

Description: A blind woman becomes the key witness in a murder case, using her other senses to piece together the crime.

Fact: The film was praised for its realistic portrayal of a blind person's life and abilities.

Description: This Norwegian film follows a woman who, after losing her sight, starts to experience her life through her other senses, leading to a psychological thriller.

Fact: The film was Norway's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.