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The Children Act
“We all make choices. Hers make history.”
66%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
The Children Act (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Children Act (2018) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Children Act 66% (651 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 651 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
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Synopsis
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-08-01
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 467936
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Where can I watch The Children Act (2018)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Children Act?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Children Act directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Children Act about?
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Children Act?
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 Children Act?
The official runtime for The Children Act is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Emma Thompson
Fiona Maye
Stanley Tucci
Jack Maye
Fionn Whitehead
Adam Henry
Jason Watkins
Nigel Pauling
Anthony Calf
Mark Berner
Paul Jesson
Humphrey
Ben Chaplin
Kevin Henry
Eileen Walsh
Naomi Henry
Reena Lalbihari
Samaira
Dominic Carter
Roger
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Paul Kemble
Keith
Daniel Fritz
German Journalist
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Amadia Kalu
Rosie Cavaliero
Marina Green
Rupert Vansittart
Sherwood Runcie
Wendy Nottingham
Laura
Stacha Hicks
Jill
Nicholas Jones
Professor Carter
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