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The Child in Time
58%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The Child in Time (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Child in Time (2018) — a movie tagged as TV Movie and Drama with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on divergin… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Child in Time 58% (101 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 101 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-07-05
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 448565
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What is The Child in Time about?
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Child in Time?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Child in Time?
The official runtime for The Child in Time is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Stephen Lewis
Kelly Macdonald
Julie Lewis
Stephen Campbell Moore
Charles Darke
Saskia Reeves
Thelma Darke
Andrea Hall
Policewoman
Jim Creighton
Male Neighbour
- B
Beatrice White
Kate Lewis
- R
Rosa-Marie Lewis
Shop Assistant
Franc Ashman
Lydia Webb
Anna Madeley
Rachel Murray
John Hopkins
Home Secretary
Elliot Levey
Prime Minister
Lucy Liemann
Joanna Buckley
- N
Natasha Brown
Steven's Young Mother
Laurence Spellman
Greg Ellis
Richard Durden
Stephen's Father
Geraldine Alexander
Stephen's Mother
Gerard Monaco
Estate Agent
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