The Children Act

2017 film by Richard Eyre
Movie film Q28923729
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Summary

The Children Act is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Eyre[3]
  • Screenwriter: Ian McEwan[4]
  • Composer: Stephen Warbeck[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Based on: The Children Act[7]
  • Cast member: Emma Thompson[8], Stanley Tucci[9], Fionn Whitehead[10]
  • Producer: Duncan Kenworthy[11]
  • Production company: FilmNation Entertainment[12], BBC Film[13]
  • Director of photography: Andrew Dunn[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[15]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[16]
  • Review score: 74%[17], 6.7/10[18], 62/100[19]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[20]
  • Publication date: 2017[21], August 24, 2018[22], September 14, 2018[23], August 30, 2018[24]
  • Has edition or translation: Q112115392[25], Q140089250[26]
  • Distributed by: A24[27], DirecTV Cinema[28], Lionsgate Canada[29]
  • Narrative location: London[30]
  • Official website: https://www.thechildrenactfilm.com/[31]
  • Film editor: Dan Farrell[32]
  • Title: The Children Act[33]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[34]
  • MPA film rating: R[35]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 9[36]
  • EIRIN film rating: G[37]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[38]

Why It Matters

The Children Act has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Filmstarts. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · DuckDuckGoWiki · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 154091
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 51069
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 189879
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  4. 19w ago · Davidpar · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Classind rating → 12
    Medierådet rating → Suitable for a general audience, but not recommended for children under 7
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Production company → FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Film
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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