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Children of Men

2006

Alfonso Cuarón

Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor ...

7.1

71,267

Sci-Fi. Mystery. Thriller Year 2027. Children of Men envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Derek Elley Variety	"A fine but flawed exercise in dystopia. Much more effective when it’s a down-and-dirty actioner than when trying to grapple with the multitude of personal and political issues raised"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Superbly directed (...) Nothing in [Cuaron's] résumé prepares you for the shocking realism of this explosion, which proves all the more terrible because here it is also so very commonplace."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The performances are crucial, because all of these characters have so completely internalized their world that they make it palpable, and themselves utterly convincing (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Stella Papamichael BBC	"Cuarón paints an arrestingly grim portrait of Britain thrown into anarchy in 2027, but the script (based on PD James' novel) is also plagued by disorder (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"In the spellbinding 'Children of Men', his best film to date, Cuaron, 45, fills every frame with his passion and intellect (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A stunningly convincing realisation of a Beirut-ised London in the year 2027 (...) An excellent thriller (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Damon Wise Empire	"A visually stunning Swiftian satire, 'Children Of Men' may appear clumsy, but its message is simple, heartfelt and ultimately rather moving (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"Cuarón directs 'Children Of Men' with remarkable long takes and indelible images (...) It's a film of astonishing immediacy, with all the urgency of a late-night phone call, but the human element drives it."
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The filmmaking is pungent throughout, and the first half hour is so jaw-dropping in its fleshed-out extrapolation that Cuaron earns the right to coast a bit."
		Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"Thrilling, important, and invigoratingly bleak, 'Children of Men' is one of the very best movies to come out in 2006."

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