Movies Like The Children's Hour

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Big Country

1958·2h 47m·★ 7.9·William Wyler

2 shared crewDir. William WylerDP: Franz Planer

Loving Annabelle

2007·1h 17m·★ 6.2·Katherine Brooks

4 shared themes: girls' boarding school, lesbian relationship, teacher...Fans also liked

Wild Child

2008·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Nick Moore

Themes: girls' school, girls' boarding schoolFans also liked

Flirting

1991·1h 39m·★ 7.1·John Duigan

Themes: girls' school, girls' boarding schoolFans also liked

Blue Jean

2023·1h 37m·★ 6.9·Georgia Oakley

Themes: lesbian relationship, teacher, lgbtFans also liked

The Good Fairy

1935·1h 38m·★ 7.4·William Wyler

Themes: black and white, based on play or musicalDir. William Wyler

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsThemes: teacher, lgbt

Cracks

2009·1h 44m·★ 6.6·Jordan Scott

Themes: lesbian relationship, teacherFans also liked

Below Her Mouth

2017·1h 31m·★ 5.5·April Mullen

Themes: lesbian relationship, female friendship, lgbt

Dear Evan Hansen

2021·2h 17m·★ 6.1·Stephen Chbosky

Themes: suicide, based on play or musicalFans also liked

Am I OK?

2024·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Tig Notaro

Themes: female friendship, lgbtFans also liked

Smile 2

2024·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Parker Finn

Themes: depressed woman, suicide

The Opposite of Sex

1998·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Don Roos

Themes: teacher, lgbtFans also liked

Steel Magnolias

1989·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Herbert Ross

Themes: female friendship, based on play or musicalStarring Shirley MacLaine

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

Themes: black and white, based on play or musical

The Handmaiden

2016·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Park Chan-wook

Themes: lesbian relationship, lgbt

Wicked

2024·2h 42m·★ 7.3·Jon M. Chu

Themes: female friendship, based on play or musical

Wicked: For Good

2025·2h 17m·★ 6.6·Jon M. Chu

Themes: female friendship, based on play or musical

Kulong

2024·48m·★ 4.2·Sigrid Polon

Themes: lesbian relationship, lgbt

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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