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Children of Men (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 196
Fresh: 180
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chjwetel Ejiofor
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
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10/18/08
This is an astounding piece of work - easily one of the best films of 2006.
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
Top Critic 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
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