The Children Act

Showtimes Details Trailer Reviews

Movie

2017 Drama

1h 45min

Country

United Kingdom

R

~~Guide for parents: not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

G

~~Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

PG

~~Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

14A

~~Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

PG

~~Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

PG

~~Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.~~

As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) founders, 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.