The Children Act

2017, Drama, 1h 45m

112 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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The Children Act showcases yet another powerful performance from Emma Thompson, who elevates this undeniably flawed picture into an affecting adult drama. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Judge Fiona May must race against the clock to determine the fate of a teenage boy in need of a lifesaving blood transfusion, stretching her life and her fractured marriage to the breaking point.
  • Rating:
    R (A Sexual Reference)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English (United Kingdom)
  • Director:
    Richard Eyre
  • Producer:
    Duncan Kenworthy
  • Writer:
    Ian McEwan
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $432.5K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    A24
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Fiona Maye
Fionn Whitehead
Fionn Whitehead
Adam Henry
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Jack
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
Kevin Henry
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf
Mark Berner
Jason Watkins
Jason Watkins
Nigel Pauling
Dominic Carter
Dominic Carter
Roger
Eileen Walsh
Eileen Walsh
Naomi Henry
Rosie Cavaliero
Rosie Cavaliero
Marina Green
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
Rodney Carter
Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre
Director
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
Screenwriter
Duncan Kenworthy
Duncan Kenworthy
Producer
Glen Basner
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Ben Browning
Ben Browning
Executive Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producer
Beth Pattinson
Beth Pattinson
Executive Producer
Andrew Dunn
Andrew Dunn
Cinematographer
Dan Farrell
Dan Farrell
Film Editing
Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck
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Audience Reviews for The Children Act

  • Oct 01, 2018
    Emma Thompson is extraordinary as she can be, but in a film that is even more uninteresting and confused than McEwan's novel, as this feels like two stories brought clumsily together and suffers from not even being able to visually translate so many described feelings onto the screen.
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