An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
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What it feels like
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Movie1961·108 min
The Children's Hour
Directed by William Wyler
An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by William Wyler.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 11%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
422 ratings
About The Children's Hour
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, social injustice, identity self discovery, mid century, legal, high school campus, small town, close friendship, colleagues, outsider misfit, everyman, trial courtroom, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc, queer romance