The Children fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
The Children is brutally violent, scary, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Children is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 5.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Children runs 1 h 33 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Children in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for The Children, including Hate Plague, Creepy Doll, Twisted Christmas.
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