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There Are No Children Here
🎬 Movie

There Are No Children Here

1993 · 120 min Drama TV Movie
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.

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There Are No Children Here has mixed reviews with a rating of 5.5/10. Good for a relaxed evening without high expectations.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1993. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

— MovieFinder Editorial

🎭 Cast

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

LaJoe Rivers

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Lelia Mae

Keith David

Keith David

John Paul Rivers

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Mark Lane

Lafayette Rivers

Norman D. Golden II

Norman D. Golden II

Pharoah Rivers

Vonte Sweet

Vonte Sweet

Craig

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Crystal Laws Green

Rochelle

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