What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedBlindness
Fernando Meirelles · Film · 2008
If you loved Blindness, start with Blindness (José Saramago, 1999) — a book from the same story. Below: 4 books, 3 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Blindness across media.
What hooked you in Blindness was the way a sudden, catastrophic loss of order forces ordinary people to confront their own humanity.
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Books on the same thread
The Plague
Albert Camus · Book · 1991
Shares 2 threads with Blindness: Medical Thriller, Dystopian Fiction.
Like the characters in Blindness, the people in this novel face an existential crisis during a plague, testing the boundaries of moral resilience and human nature under extreme duress.
The Stand
Stephen King · Book · 1980
Shares 3 threads with Blindness: Survival, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Dystopian Fiction.
If the social breakdown in Blindness gripped you, this story offers a similar scale of collapse, where survivors must navigate a world fundamentally altered by a devastating global pandemic.
Under the Dome: A Novel
Stephen King · Book · 2009
Shares 2 threads with Blindness: Social Breakdown, Dystopian Fiction.
The sudden, inexplicable isolation seen in Blindness is mirrored here as an entire town is severed from society, creating the same claustrophobic tension and descent into mass hysteria.
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham · Book · 2003
Shares 2 threads with Blindness: Survival, Dystopian Fiction.
This narrative shares the specific catalyst of mass blindness found in Blindness, exploring how society fractures when humanity is simultaneously robbed of its primary sense and basic safety.
Series on the same thread
See
Steven Knight · Series · 2019
Shares 3 threads with Blindness: Survival, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Dystopian Fiction.
This series expands on the core premise of Blindness by visualizing a future where sight is lost, focusing on the tribal survival dynamics that emerge in a sightless world.
Happiness
Han Sang-un · Series · 2021
Shares 3 threads with Blindness: Quarantine, Survival, Medical Thriller.
Much like the quarantine setting of Blindness, this story traps diverse social classes in a confined space, forcing them to confront their prejudices while battling a deadly viral outbreak.
Survivors
Terry Nation · Series · 2008
Shares 2 threads with Blindness: Survival, Dystopian Fiction.
The struggle to rebuild civilization after a total collapse is central to both Blindness and this series, highlighting the difficult choices survivors make when the world goes dark.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Truth
The Truth · Podcast · 2026
Explores: human condition, experimental storytelling, moral ambiguity.
These cinematic audio stories mirror the moral ambiguity and intense focus on the human condition that made Blindness so provocative, delivering short, high-stakes explorations of reality and perception.
The Blindboy Podcast
Blindboyboatclub · Podcast
Explores: art, culture, satire.
If you appreciated the unconventional storytelling and social commentary in Blindness, this podcast provides an eclectic blend of fiction and satire that challenges your perspective on contemporary life.
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Common questions
Is the Blindness movie based on a book?
Yes, the 2008 film Blindness is an adaptation of the 1999 novel of the same name. Both works explore the societal collapse and human struggle that occur when a sudden plague of blindness strikes a city and forces its inhabitants into an imposed quarantine.
Should I read the book Blindness before watching the movie?
Reading the 1999 novel Blindness before watching the 2008 movie adaptation is a matter of personal preference. Both versions depict the same narrative of a small group attempting to overcome horrific conditions during a sudden epidemic of blindness, but each offers a distinct experience of the story.
What is the plot of the Blindness movie?
The 2008 movie Blindness follows a city devastated by a sudden plague of blindness. The story focuses on a small group of the afflicted who must band together to survive the horrific conditions they face while being held in an imposed quarantine.
Is the Blindness book similar to the movie?
The 1999 book Blindness and the 2008 movie share the same core premise. Both follow a group of people struggling to overcome the challenges of a city-wide plague of blindness and the subsequent harsh environment of an imposed quarantine.