Movie·2018·105 min

The Children Act

Name: The Children Act
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-08-01
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins

The Children Act streams in the US on Netflix, Kanopy and Hoopla, and free with ads on The Roku Channel and 6 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

We all make choices. Hers make history.

6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Drama

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.

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