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Children of Men (2006)
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Reviews Counted:207
Fresh:192
Rotten:15
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.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min.
Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $35.3M
Synopsis: In 2027, as humankind faces the likelihood of its own extinction, a disillusioned government agent agrees to help transport and protect a miraculously... [More]
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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REVIEWS FOR CHILDREN OF MEN
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Jul 6, 2010
Few recent films have so stunned me in segments, and so frustrated me as a whole
Aug 28, 2009
Cuaron asks us to find hope in a grim nativity story where a reluctant hero and scared would-be mother try to find shelter in a land that desperately needs a newborn savior.
May 15, 2009
[Includes] the most exciting and emotionally exhausting car chase since The French Connection.
Apr 23, 2009
Children of Men is a glorious mess. It's a Frankenstein monster of a movie. Part sci-fi, part thriller, part action genre, part religious allegory, it flays and lumbers after meaning-- sending off occasional sparks of style.
Feb 2, 2009
Children of Men succeeds as a downbeat dystopian thriller with some intriguing themes.
Oct 29, 2008
Cuarón delights in marshaling his showpieces, like the finer details of Jim Clay and Geoffrey Kirkland’s just-futuristic-enough production design, or, especially, camera operator George Richmond’s agile enactment of Emmanuel Lubezki’s moody cinematography
Aug 7, 2008
This is an astounding piece of work - easily one of the best films of 2006.
Jul 7, 2008
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.
Feb 28, 2008
A compelling and haunting look at a dystopian England.
Jan 15, 2008
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.
Oct 5, 2007
Top CriticIt 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.
Sep 24, 2007
There are enough ideas here that the film's never boring, and Mr. Cuarón's bravura direction is thrilling from start to finish.
Jul 14, 2007
Top-notch suspense, intense action and totally believable sci-fi combine to make Children of Men gripping and a big winner.
Jul 13, 2007
I'm inclined to say 2006 was a bad year for film, but Cuarón proves me wrong...
Jul 10, 2007
The very soul of the film scoffs at the expectation of being conventional or formulaic.
Jul 9, 2007
As uncertain and spontaneous as its events are in the moment, Children of Men feels too tightly wound for its own good.
Jul 3, 2007
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.
Jul 3, 2007
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.
Jun 25, 2007
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