Children of Men (2006)
92 %
Reviews Counted: 195 Fresh: 179 Rotten:16 Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus:
Children of Men works on every level: as a violent chase thriller, a fantastical cautionary tale, and a sophisticated human drama about societies struggling to live. This taut and thought-provoking tale may not have the showy special effects normally found in movies of this genre, but you won't care one bit after the story kicks in, about a dystopic future where women can no longer conceive and hope lies within one woman who holds the key to humanity's survival. It will have you riveted.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $35,286,428
Synopsis: CHILDREN OF MEN is not a popcorn movie. With its almost relentlessly bleak perspective on the future, Alfonso Cuarón's film doesn't make for pleasant viewing. But it's an exhilarating experience because the picture is an amazing dystopian drama that lacks all the typical trappings of the... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Peter Mullan
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Screenwriter: Timothy J. Sexton, Alfonso Cuaron
Producer: Hilary Shor, Marc Abraham, Tony Smith, Eric Newman, Iain Smith
Composer: John Tavener
Screenwriter: Timothy J. Sexton, Alfonso Cuaron
Producer: Hilary Shor, Marc Abraham, Tony Smith, Eric Newman, Iain Smith
Composer: John Tavener
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This is an astounding piece of work - easily one of the best films of 2006.
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07/07/08
I was entranced by this movie. Hypnotized. Spellbound. In a thrall. The final quarter of the film is nothing short of an evolutionary leap forward in filmmaking.
02/28/08
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01/15/08
Cuaron fulfills the promise of futuristic fiction; characters do not wear strange costumes or visit the moon, and the cities are not plastic hallucinations, but look just like today, except tired and shabby.
10/05/07
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It does the job, it does it well, and the fact that it's being called a masterpiece for doing so speaks unwell of the current state of movies.
09/24/07
Top-notch suspense, intense action and totally believable sci-fi combine to make Children of Men gripping and a big winner.
07/13/07
I'm inclined to say 2006 was a bad year for film, but Cuarón proves me wrong...
07/10/07
The very soul of the film scoffs at the expectation of being conventional or formulaic.
07/09/07
As uncertain and spontaneous as its events are in the moment, Children of Men feels too tightly wound for its own good.
07/03/07
he only thing that strikes a false note here is...the final sequence (and a sound heard over the closing credits)... Otherwise a perfect film.
07/03/07
Director Alfonso Cuarón's stunning big-screen version of the P.D. James novel Children of Men is one of the best pictures of 2006.
06/25/07
What makes CHILDREN OF MEN so exciting and such a wonder is Cuarón's strong direction and the expert cinematography of Emmanuel Luzbecki.
05/07/07
An apocalyptic thrill ride that is as gritty as it is gripping, with a dark terror outgunned only by its daring humanity.
03/31/07
Children of Men feels more relevant than almost every film set in the present day and is better than almost every other film made this year.
03/24/07
Un brillante relato cinematográfico ejecutado con maestría, pero sobre todo una sombría visión del futuro que es en realidad una inquietante metáfora del mundo de hoy.
02/11/07
Why this film didn't receive Oscar recognition for Best Picture, tells you more about the Academy's shortcomings than this picture's.
02/11/07
A thought-provoking glimpse into a desperate future where infertility has spawned violence. This compelling narrative redfines the post-apocalyptic genre.
02/07/07
You feel as if you’re accompanying a war photographer who’s lost a bet. Slogging unflinchingly through humanity’s worst hours, the movie laces the narrative’s forays into science-fiction grandstanding with a gut-wrenching dynamic.
02/03/07
Director Alfonso Cuaron delivers some truly bravura sequences that raise this loose P.D. James adaptation to the level of exhilarating filmmaking.
02/02/07
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