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Name: Children of Men
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Genre: action, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.9

Children of Men has an iRankMovies score of 83.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Children of Men (2006)

The year 2027: the last days of the human race. No child has been born for 18 years. He must protect our only hope.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 49m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Alfonso Cuarón

Language:English

Genre

ActionScience FictionThriller

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Keywords

futureGovernmentPolice StateBased On Novel Or BookHippieEnglandFaithChaos

iRank83

Children of Men rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 558K votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic84%

TMDb7.611/10· 8K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Children of Men

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Cast of Children of Men

Clive Owen
as Theo Faron
Clare-Hope Ashitey
as Kee
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Luke
Julianne Moore
as Julian
Michael Caine
as Jasper
Pam Ferris
as Miriam
Charlie Hunnam
as Patric
Danny Huston
as Nigel
Peter Mullan
as Syd
Oana Pellea
as Marichka
Jacek Koman
as Tomasz
Phaldut Sharma
as Ian

Children of Men facts

Budget: $76M
Box office: $70.6M

Our take on Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 science-fiction thriller imagines a 2027 where humanity has gone infertile and the world has curdled into authoritarian collapse. A disillusioned former activist reluctantly agrees to escort a miraculously pregnant woman toward a sanctuary at sea, where her child might hold the key to the species' survival. Cuarón shoots the chaos in long, unbroken takes that put you inside the fear, favoring grounded texture over spectacle and letting despair and stubborn hope coexist. It's tense, bleak, and morally serious, more chase-through-a-dying-world than action showcase. Best for viewers who want dystopian science fiction with weight, willing to sit with discomfort rather than easy reassurance.

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