Children of Men
2006 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 7.6 · 88% critics
In a bleak future where humanity can no longer have children, a former activist is pulled into a dangerous mission. He must help a miraculously pregnant woman reach safety at sea, while violence and chaos close in around them and the future of humankind hangs in the balance.
Based on The Children of Men
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (7,872 votes)
- Box office
- $70,595,464
- Budget
- $76,000,000
About
You may like this if you want a bleak, urgent sci-fi survival story with a strong sense of atmosphere and high tension; Not for you if you need clear answers or prefer lighter, character-driven adventures like The Matrix or Mad Max: Fury Road.
Pros: bleak, immersive world; intense momentum; strong performances | Cons: slow stretches; thin explanations; uneven pacing
Themes
- future
- government
- police state
- based on novel or book
- hippie
- england
- faith
- chaos
- refugee camp
- rebel
- dystopia
- miracle
- +12 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón