The Children's Hour

Right now you can watch The Children's Hour in the US on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 416 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Audrey Hepburn sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now on fuboTV — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The Children's Hour arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Children's Hour takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship. The performances from Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. The Children's Hour came out in 1961. What elevates The Children's Hour is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, The Children's Hour delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Audrey Hepburn is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

The Children's Hour was released in 1961, directed by William Wyler. The full 108-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.