The Children's Hour (1961)
"Can an ugly rumor destroy what's beautiful?"
ThumbScore
👍 87%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Miriam Hopkins as Lily Mortar
Fay Bainter as Amelia Tilford
Karen Balkin as Mary Tilford
Mimi Gibson as Evelyn
Is The Children's Hour good?
Yes. 87% audience score, estimated from 426 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship. Wikipedia ↗
