List of audio description movies in the Australian iTunes store.

By Blinky2012, 22 January, 2016

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Accessibility Advocacy

List of Audio Description Movies in the Australian iTunes Stores
which work with the Audio description feature.

KIDS & FAMILY
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked by Mike Mitchell https://itun.es/au/sSAtD
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip by Walt Becker https://itun.es/au/PT0u_
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel by Betty Thomas https://itun.es/au/MuoPu
Brave (For blind viewers, audio description, DVS®) by Pixar https://itun.es/au/G0DrH
Big Hero 6 by Don Hall & Chris Williams https://itun.es/au/kgEz3
Cars 2 (For blind viewers, audio description, DVS®) by Pixar https://itun.es/au/KJeAH
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 by Cody Cameron & Kris Pearn https://itun.es/au/emHQP
Dr. Seuss' the Lorax by Chris Renaud https://itun.es/au/ZhVLE
Despicable Me by Chris Renaud & Pierre Coffin https://itun.es/au/fAygx
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Thor Freudenthal https://itun.es/au/LyY4v
finding nemo https://itunes.apple.com/au/movie/finding-nemo-for-blind-viewers/id56449...
Frozen by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee https://itun.es/au/ZFMlS
Hop by Tim Hill https://itun.es/au/vkrAA
Hotel Transylvania by Genndy Tartakovsky https://itun.es/au/YRYKI
Hotel Transylvania 2 by Genndy Tartakovsky https://itun.es/au/zH819
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 by David Yates https://itu n.es/au/i2qgz
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 by David Yates & David Yates https://itun.es/au/xw3kB
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by David Yates & David Yates https://itun.es/au/sTWDt
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Chris Columbus https://itun.es/au/bSjrq
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by David Yates & David Yates https://itun.es/au/yGeuq
Inside Out (2015) by Pete Docter https://itun.es/au/gfxT7
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs by Carlos Saldanha https://itun.es/au/esBqt
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Henry Selick https://itun.es/au/I0CYq
Up (For blind viewers, audio description, DVS®) by Pixar https://itun.es/au/He5Ft
monsters-inc https://itunes.apple.com/au/movie/monsters-inc.-for-blind-viewers/id6068...
Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie by Steve Martino https://itun.es/au/N2mI-
The Good Dinosaur by Peter Sohn https://itun.es/au/FWAd_
Toy Story by Pixar https://itun.es/au/Gr2pl
Toy Story 2 by Pixar https://itun.es/au/pwxbq
Toy Story 3 by Pixar https://itun.es/au/7IeVw
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Chris Columbus https://itun.es/au/ckHzv
The Little Mermaid by Ron Clements & John Musker https://itun.es/au/Epfql

SCI-FI & FANTASY
Avengers: Age of Ultron by Joss Whedon https://itun.es/au/j8HN6
Fantastic Four by Josh Trank https://itun.es/au/ORTG8
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer by Tim Story https://itun.es/au/8yOiq
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by Wes Ball https://itun.es/au/aNGB9
The Martian by Ridley Scott https://itun.es/au/XFT99
The X-Files: I Want to Believe by Chris Carter https://itun.es/au/8Gcqr
The 5th Wave by J Blakeson https://itun.es/au/BPB3_
Star Wars: The Force Awakens by J.J. Abrams https://itun.es/au/sEZy_
Star Trek Into Darkness by J.J. Abrams https://itun.es/au/ooLyM

ACTION & ADVENTURE
Ant-Man by Peyton Reed https://itun.es/us/47Ex8
Avatar (2009) by James Cameron https://itun.es/au/si1gv
Alice In Wonderland (2010) by Tim Burton https://itun.es/au/2L0Av
Battle: Los Angeles by Jonathan Liebesman https://itun.es/au/pdR2z
Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan https://itun.es/au/gRKlq
Contraband by Baltasar Kormákur https://itun.es/au/t4V6D
Oblivion by Joseph Kosinski https://itun.es/au/7fj8M
Elysium by Neill Blomkamp https://itun.es/au/WUp7O
Victor Frankenstein by Paul McGuigan https://itun.es/au/apUX-
G.I. Joe: Retaliation by Jon M. Chu https://itun.es/au/MaG4K
Hitman: Agent 47 by Aleksander Bach https://itun.es/au/c6ka9
Jack Reacher by Christopher McQuarrie https://itun.es/au/0dtpK
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation by Christopher McQuarrie https://itun.es/au/LfHG8
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol by Brad Bird https://itun.es/au/91z5D
Non-Stop https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/non-stop/id814487529
Risen by Kevin Reynolds https://itun.es/au/HDzwab
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Jonathan Liebesman https://itun.es/au/hRH61
Terminator Genisys by Alan Taylor https://itun.es/au/eKWR7
Lucy by Luc Besson https://itun.es/au/3g7H1
Safe House by Daniel Espinosa https://itun.es/au/zoVsE
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Edgar Wright https://itun.es/au/ri42x
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro by Marc Webb https://itun.es/au/eJw9Y
The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies by Peter Jackson https://itun.es/au/uGgm4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson https://itun.es/au/GSTRJ
The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan https://itun.es/au/1oD1H
Spectre by Sam Mendes https://itun .es/au/WEIi-
RoboCop (2014) by José Padilha https://itun.es/au/xS_5W
Fury by David Ayer https://itun.es/au/_nJ_2
300 by Zack Snyder https://itun.es/au/C6vkq
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by Guy Ritchie https://itun.es/au/tiOf9
Transformers: Dark of the Moon by Michael Bay https://itun.es/au/UJgtB

DRAMA
Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson https://itun.es/au/xXCM_
American Hustle by David O. Russell https://itun.es/au/_D0OV
Argo by Ben Affleck https://itun.es/au/OFpjJ
Bridge of Spies by Steven Spielberg https://itun.es/au/xSUp-
Flight by Robert Zemeckis https://itun.es/au/kVIYI
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Vinterberg https://itun.es/au/JUhM6
Joy by David O. Russell https://itun.es/au/3MHV_
Les Misérables (2012) by Tom Hooper https://itun.es/au/EBjvJ
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon https://itun.es/au/nFOZ7
Paper Towns by Jake Schreier https://itun.es/au/-7-u8
The Revenant by Alejandro G. Iñárritu https://itun.es/au/678N_
The Longest Ride by George Tillman Jr. https://itun.es/au/EbBo6
True Story by Rupert Goold https://itun.es/au/fdj07
The Finest Hours (2016) by Craig Gillespie https://itun.es/au/SkPhab
The Big Short by Adam McKay https://itun.es/au/iCNq_
The Help by Tate Taylor https://itun.es/au/MOxtB
Miracles from Heaven by Patricia Riggen https://itun.es/au/iLYVab
Jane Got a Gun by Gavin O'Connor https://itun.es/au/6nPPcb
COMEDY
Aloha by Cameron Crowe https://itun.es/au/xnSz7
About Time by Richard Curtis https://itun.es/au/28JiR
Bridesmaids by Paul Feig https://itun.es/au/AZs3A
Couples Retreat by Peter Billingsley https://itun.es/au/bMAmu
Daddy's Home by Sean Anders https://itun.es/au/BVFy_
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Ron Howard https://itun.es/au/i4xfr
Home by Tim Johnson https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/home/id970125198
How to Be Single by Christian Ditter https://itun.es/au/FsUHab
How to Be Single by Christian Ditter https://itun.es/au/FsUHab
It's Complicated by Nancy Meyers https://itun.es/au/N5rfv
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson https://itun.es/au/W4geG
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by John Madden https://itun.es/au/oyYN5
The Wolf of Wall Street by Martin Scorsese https://itun.es/au/8A0OV
Spy by Paul Feig https://itun.es/au/ezPp7
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse by Christopher Landon https://itun.es/au/Xzmt-
Pain and Gain by Michael Bay https://itun.es/au/aWZ7N
Unfinished Business by Ken Scott https://itun.es/au/-CuP5
Wanderlust by David Wain https://itun.es/au/B5XyE
22 Jump Street by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller https://itun.es/au/nvky0
(500) Days of Summer by Marc Webb https://itun.es/au/aAzPt
The Intern by Nancy Meyers https://itun.es/au/2pZe-
We're the Millers (2013) by Rawson Marshall Thurber https://itun.es/au/reO-O
Crazy, Stupid, Love by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa https://itun.es/au/gc1rB
Pineapple Express by David Gordon Green https://itun.es/au/zSTRr
Entourage by Doug Ellin https://itun.es/au/japD7
The Hangover by Todd Phillips https://itun.es/au/ftrtt
Zoolander No. 2 (The Magnum Edition) by Ben Stiller https://itun.es/au/rSKpab

INDEPENDENT
Mistress America by Noah Baumbach https://itun.es/au/bxvo9
Vacation by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley https://itun.es/au/LX908
The Other Guys by Adam McKay https://itun.es/au/dSWox

THRILLER
Kingsman: The Secret Service by Matthew Vaughn https://itun.es/au/zv7e5
Green Zone by Paul Greengrass https://itun.es/au/EgtTv
Hanna by Joe Wright https://itun.es/au/tqtQA

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Comments

By Missy Hoppe on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

This is an excellent idea. If you search for the word audio, a few titles pop up, most of them Disney movies. The only new movie that I have found so far with audio description is The Martion. I don't have a link to it, but finding it should be simple enough. Hopefully over time, more titles will be added and maybe some day, all new releases will have audio description and it won't just be a pleasant surprise like it is now.

By kool_turk on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

AntMan also has audiodescription, at least here in australia and I believe the US has it as well.

This is a good idea, listing the movies that have description, keep in mind that particular movie may not be described in your country.

By Karok on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

These movies are not in the uk, yet again left in the cold.

By Macky on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

The Martian and Home have audio description in the UK, but Non Stop and Antman do not. Happy to see we aren't at zero AD films in the UK but clearly we are still a little behind America and Australia. I contacted apple about this a year or so ago and they said the film companies have control over what content they make available. Although I believe this to be true, I also believe apple themselves have some influence as well obviously

Let me tell you all them Disney movies were only USA as well but with the help of me they are now in the Australian store I can't say how I manage to do that but I did.
If you want to no how I did that read my blog at www.latrobemusicblog.wordpress.com and scroll down to the post named movies not made accessible in the Australian stores and leave a comment in the website. Apple Reyes to tell me as well its not there doing but I called them a layer good luck contact the accessibility team at Apple about this by email.

By kool_turk on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

Most of todays films are described on Bluray, even the starwars box set is described, only not in the iTunes store.

I say if they can do it for Bluray, why not iTunes?

It's only an extra audio track.

This is for Australia, I can't speak for other countries.

By Blinky2012 on Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 20:06

Hello everyone I would like to let you know the Disney movies which are listed in all the movies that I have provided above does not need to be activated through your iPhone as soon as you downloaded movies audio description automatically comes on
But all the other movies you need to go into your iPhone general then go to accessibility and scroll down until you get to audio description and turn it on
And like I said if anyone comes across any AD movies in the ITunes send me the link and I will add them to the rest.not in of a link that

By Macky on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

The Revenant is listed with AD for its release. 20th century fox seem to be leading the way with providing AD on itunes

By Ray on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

Hi.
Spy, has AD on the UK iTunes store. This was the first AD movie I've purchased on iTunes.

I've brought a few DVD's over the weekend at HMV with AD. Legend, Birdman, and Life of Pye. Annoyed that the UK iTunes store is still a bit behind.

Keep it up guys...

I have added spy to the list but the other three you said is not showing AUDIO DESCRIPTION on them So people want know to download them if it's not showing AUDIO DESCRIPTION on them
Have you signed my petition yet

By Joseph Westhouse on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

How is The Force Awakens on this list? To the best of my knowledge, it hasn't been released for home media yet...has it?

By Blinky2012 on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

It Says Pre order and it has AUDIO DESCRIPTION on it so I guessing it would be but if not I can easyley remove it.

By Joseph Westhouse on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying. (If TFA had come out and I hadn't known about it, I was going to have to seriously reconsider some life choices, haha...)

By Dave Nason on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

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By Dave Nason on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Thanks. I deleted my question when I realised the list was on this very page, lol.
It's a good idea.

By elliot2012 on Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 20:06

Hi, this list is great, although not all the films listed have AD in the UK unfortunately. It's a good start but as above would like to see a lot more added in the coming months.

Does anyone know if you have already purchased a film that then has audio description added, if you automatically get this? Presumably you don't have to purchase the movie again...

Hello let me start by saying I'm sorry that these movies do not play in any other country iTunes stores If you keep signing my petition and put that as a comment on the petition to provide these movies in all stores then Apple will see it.
Or I encourage people who are blind or vision impaired in other countries to contact Apple and tell them what you want and you're welcome to use my petition to show them Tell them that a petition has been created showing Apple important it is to bring audio description movies to the iTunes Store
But with in the meantime if you happen to come in across any audio description movies in your own country let me know but the problem is I won't be able to open them on my end Example there is one movie in this list that will not open in the Australian store and that is non-stop I will see if I can list the movies by country if you send me any more

By Paul Hunt on Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 20:06

Hi, I purchased Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the UK yesterday and it does not have an AD track :-( although it was advertized as having one when I pre-ordered it.

I am sorry that has happened to you you may want to contact Apple and let them know you have the rights to don't be scared to speak up.
The Star Wars movie you are talking about works fine in Australia I have provided a list of audio description movies on the Apple this website here but they are only in the Australian store only I cannot we take responsibility if they don't play in other stores
Has that been the first movie you have downloaded and have you turned on the Audio description feature on your iPhone under general accessibility then scroll down to audio description and turning it on

By Dave Nason on Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 20:06

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Hi the new Star Wars doesn't have AD in the Irish store either.
Before it was released it was advertised as having AD, but it no longer does. Now closed captioning is the only accessibility feature listed.
Pretty disgraceful.
What's the best email address to feed back to Apple about this? I'm not sure if the accessibility address is the right one for this, as they don't take feature requests to the best of my knowledge.

By Blinky2012 on Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 20:06

Find my petition on this sight and sign it and tell them your problem on there

By Dave Nason on Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 20:06

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Done

By David on Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 20:06

In the UK store I've noticed recently that not only are films being added to the list with AD, but there are some that were on the list previously that are not any more. This is either one of two things I suspect. Either they remove less popular titles if no-one orders them, or there is a bug with the search for audio described titles resulting in only the most recently added films appearing. By which I mean those most recently added with AD, not the most recently released films, as several that have appeared lately are a few years old.

I think it must be an IOS Bug issue.
Because there has been a few times my Iphone6 when using voice over in Safari has been freezing up when voice-over has been on I don't know if this has been happening to other people as well if so contact Apple and let them know and let me know as well.