The Child in Time (2018)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.

Released: 2018-07-05
Genres: TV Movie, Drama
Runtime: 1h 30m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 105 votes

Directed by Julian Farino.

Top cast

Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Lewis
Kelly Macdonald as Julie Lewis
Stephen Campbell Moore as Charles Darke
Saskia Reeves as Thelma Darke
Andrea Hall as Policewoman
Jim Creighton as Male Neighbour
Beatrice White as Kate Lewis
Rosa-Marie Lewis as Shop Assistant
Franc Ashman as Lydia Webb
Anna Madeley as Rachel Murray

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Where to watch The Child in Time

United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; watch free on Channel 4; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
Australia: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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