Is The Children scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Children violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Children end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Children easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Children

Name: The Children
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore, Rachel Shelley, Jeremy Sheffield

You brought them into this world. Now ... They will take you out.

Directed by Tom Shankland

Produced by Aramid Entertainment, Barnsnape Films

200884 min6.1 / 10

A brutal home-invasion horror film that weaponizes the safety of family and Christmas against itself, built on sustained dread and graphic violence.

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.

Clusters

Trapped Survival Thrillers Relentless Stalker Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Witchcraft and Occult Movies Coping With Death

Genres

Horror Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Supernatural Slasher Killer Child Christmas Death Of A Child

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is The Children scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Children violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.
Does The Children end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Children easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Children sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100