The Children Act

The Children Act

Drama 2018 1 hr 45 min

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As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) flounders, eminent High Court judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) has a life-changing decision to make at work - should she force a teenage boy, Adam (Fionn Whitehead), to have the blood transfusion that will save his life? Her unorthodox visit to his hospital bedside has a profound impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her.

Drama 2018 1 hr 45 min

R

Starring Dame Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead

Director Richard Eyre

The Children Act

Dame Emma Thompson

Fiona Maye
Stanley Tucci

Jack Maye
Fionn Whitehead

Adam Henry
Ben Chaplin

Kevin Henry
Anthony Calf

Mark Berner

About

The Children Act

DRAMA

As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) flounders, eminent High Court judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) has a life-changing decision to make at work - should she force a teenage boy, Adam (Fionn Whitehead), to have the blood transfusion that will save his life? Her unorthodox visit to his hospital bedside has a profound impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her.

Adult themes, great lead performance in legal/moral drama.

Average 6.7
Reviews 112
Fresh 83
Rotten 29

Information

Studio: A24
Released: 2018
Run Time: 1 hr 45 min
Rated: R for a sexual reference
Regions of Origin: United States, United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.