Children of Men
In a barren near-future Britain, a disillusioned bureaucrat escorts the first pregnant woman in eighteen years through a collapsing police state.
Overview
In a world on the brink of extinction, hope is a rare commodity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- melancholic
- foreboding
- serious movie night
- political science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed Alfonso Cuarón's film as a technically virtuosic, politically incisive dystopian thriller that combines immersive action with sophisticated human drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The 2027 Britain of police checkpoints, refugee camps, battered vehicles, and shabby urban spaces looks like an exhausted extension of the present.
Kee's pregnancy transforms Theo's private mission into a desperate effort to preserve humanity's future.
Britain's police state detains immigrants in camps while presenting repression as necessary social order.
The car ambush and battle sequences use extended single-shot staging to intensify danger and spatial realism.
Films like Children of Men, and why
A Clockwork Orange
Shares dystopian science fiction, authoritarian social control, political resistance, and bleak speculative world-building.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Shares dystopian science fiction, philosophical themes about humanity's future, and grounded rather than fantastical production design.
V for Vendetta
Shares refugee persecution, state violence, revolutionary politics, and intense action within a morally compromised society.
The Road
Shares post-apocalyptic anxiety, desperate survival, grim realism, and a protective journey centered on a vulnerable child.
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Release Date
- 2006-09-22
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (8145)
Cast
- Clive Owen
- Clare-Hope Ashitey
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Julianne Moore
- Michael Caine
- Pam Ferris
- Charlie Hunnam
- Danny Huston
- Peter Mullan
- Oana Pellea
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Children of Men about?
- In a barren near-future Britain, a disillusioned bureaucrat escorts the first pregnant woman in eighteen years through a collapsing police state.
- What is Children of Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Children of Men as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Children of Men violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Children of Men as graphic.
- What did critics think of Children of Men?
- Critics broadly acclaimed Alfonso Cuarón's film as a technically virtuosic, politically incisive dystopian thriller that combines immersive action with sophisticated human drama.
- Which films are like Children of Men?
- Films with a similar feel include A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, V for Vendetta, and The Road.
- How long is Children of Men?
- Children of Men runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Children of Men?
- In United States, Children of Men is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.
