Review of The Children's Hour (1961) by James C — 20 Feb 2011

Don't think I'd ever seen Audrey Hepburn act before. Utterly heartbreaking. What a play.

This review of The Children's Hour (1961) was written by James C on 20 Feb 2011.

The Children's Hour has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Children's Hour

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Karsh D (1,216) on 11 Mar 2012

Careless talk costs lives. A wicked rumour spread by a very naughty girl ends with tragic consequences…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Brad K (89) on 12 Jun 2011

A queer film about the closet, hatred, and repression. Shirley MacLaine plays a closeted lesbian, and Audrey Hepburn plays her best friend…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Scott R (2,451) on 06 May 2017

Sensitive and evocative performances, esp. Shirley Maclaine…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Allan C (2,173) on 13 Sep 2014

Okay little potboiler about a troublemaker student at a private girls school who accuses two teachers of being lesbians…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Lee M (4,001) on 24 Aug 2015

How did Shirley MacLaine not get an Oscar nod for this…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Christopher B (2,528) on 25 Mar 2013

What happens when a child mistakes tough love for bullying? tragedy. Among the best performances by each of the 3 leads…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Mary K (211) on 25 Jul 2013

Audrey and Shirley did an amazing job. Great film…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Millo T (667) on 07 Dec 2016

The movie, itself, is 2.5 stars worth, but I give half additional a star because of interpretations and employement of music and shots to get…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Uditha D (118) on 06 Oct 2012

The Children's Hour' has been criticized for many things: artificial acting, too much expressionism, and the thin plot-line…

Read Review

Review of The Children's Hour (1961)

By Timmy G (49) on 02 Mar 2014

Oh the wonderful way they danced around the topic of homosexuality....makes this movie better than any that say it flat out…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Anna and the King (1999)

By The Critic ( (601) on 07 Apr 2012

A far departure from previous incarnations, this one focuses on Louis, the Prince, and an irritating monkey…

Read Review

Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Pault. (4) on 19 Dec 2006

Sickly as opposed to visually stunning, Little plot no character dev, and a terrible ending made me feel cheated when the film seemed to accidently…

Read Review

Review of Thelma & Louise (1991)

By Ajr9876543 (3) on 14 May 2011

Piece of crap, as entertainment it is not in fact pretty darn good, maybe if you're a dullard…

Read Review

Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 14 May 2007

May be Jordan's wildest mis-shot yet, so dense with dying fizzle and limp ideas that I began to wonder if Jordan has an evil twin, or if there…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Johnmitchellhater (1) on 07 Feb 2008

John Cameron Mitchell is a lonely man looking to get off. Biggest piece of crap…

Read Review

Review of The Virgin Suicides (2000)

By Jim Bartoo (3) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 03 Apr 2001

Spunky directing debut by Sofia Coppola unfortunately plays like after-school special…

Read Review

Review of The Miracle Worker (1962)

By Harry W (1,900) on 02 Apr 2016

Winning Anne Bancroft an Academy Award for the story of the iconic Helen Keller, The Miracle Worker sounded like an inspiring tale…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Sixteen (2002)

By Mad M (980) on 17 Nov 2013

Meh. It doesn't press far enough in any direction to be memorable or worth watching. Good performances…

Read Review

Review of Lights in the Dusk (2006)

By Kevin D (1,252) on 22 Feb 2009

More Hal Hartleyism. Someone, please make it stop…

Read Review

Review of Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)

By Ana V (62) on 17 Nov 2010

Pretentious, melodramatic slosh consisting mostly of completely blatant symbolism and juiced up romanticism…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews