The Children Act (2018)

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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.

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Where does The Children Act rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Children Act is 170 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2606 places since yesterday. In Australia, it is currently more popular than Back to the Future but less popular than Kingdom of Heaven.

Rank		Title
166.		Top Gun	+233
167.		Pulp Fiction	+7
168.		Now You See Me 2	+48
169.		Kingdom of Heaven	+77
170.		The Children Act	+2606
171.		Back to the Future	-43
172.		A Merry Little Ex-Mas	+404
173.		The Big Short	+29
174.		Gladiator	-23

Streaming charts last updated: 9:22:07 am, 27/11/2025

Cast

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Fiona Maye

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Jack Maye

Fionn Whitehead

Fionn Whitehead

Adam Henry

Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

Nigel Pauling

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Mark Berner

Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Humphrey

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Kevin Henry

Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh

Naomi Henry

Reena Lalbihari

Reena Lalbihari

Samaira

Dominic Carter

Dominic Carter

Roger

Paul Kemble

Paul Kemble

Keith

Daniel Fritz

Daniel Fritz

German Journalist

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Amadia Kalu

Rosie Cavaliero

Rosie Cavaliero

Marina Green

Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Sherwood Runcie

Wendy Nottingham

Wendy Nottingham

Laura

Stacha Hicks

Stacha Hicks

Jill

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Professor Carter

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

George

Des McAleer

Des McAleer

Jim the Porter

Paul Bigley

Paul Bigley

Colin

Michele Austin

Michele Austin

Donna

Daniel Tuite

Daniel Tuite

Sebastian

Micah Balfour

Micah Balfour

Blackwell

Patrick Brennan

Patrick Brennan

Henrys' Solicitor

Howard Ward

Howard Ward

Roy Whiting

Anjana Vasan

Anjana Vasan

Kate

Syreeta Kumar

Syreeta Kumar

Moira

Naomi Frederick

Naomi Frederick

Amanda

Simon Thorp

Simon Thorp

Hugh

Shaquille Ali-Yebuah

Shaquille Ali-Yebuah

Jake

Robin Hooper

Robin Hooper

Butler

Rosie Boore

Rosie Boore

Sarah

David Webber

David Webber

Ted

Alex Felton

Alex Felton

Toby

Henrietta Clemett

Henrietta Clemett

Phoebe

Amelie Green

Amelie Green

Maisie

Radhika Aggarwal

Radhika Aggarwal

Emy

Julian Forsyth

Julian Forsyth

Caradoc Bell

Sharon Bower

Sharon Bower

Master of The Rolls

Melody Green

Melody Green

Sally

Ty Hurley

Ty Hurley

High Court Judge (uncredited)

Honey Holmes

Honey Holmes

Director / Producer (uncredited)

Hiten Patel

Hiten Patel

Lawyer (uncredited)

Sarah Somerville

Sarah Somerville

Associate

Avital Abergel

Avital Abergel

Twins' Mother

Raphael Desprez

Raphael Desprez

Twins' Father

Ian Kelly

Ian Kelly

Mr. Soames

Manuela Maletta

Manuela Maletta

Distressed Mother

Tatjana Anders

Tatjana Anders

Lucky Wife

Karl Farrer

Karl Farrer

Family Uncle at Funeral (uncredited)

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