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Children of Men
2006
· Movie
· 109 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #540
- IMDb #405
- Google retired #2094
- Rotten Tomatoes #706
- Metacritic #245
- Letterboxd #121
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #731
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1067
- Metacritic Critics #441
- Metacritic Audience #162
- Criticker #371
- Douban #1029
- Kinopoisk #1551
- AlloCiné #576
- Trakt #422
Every rating
66–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a dystopian future where humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for eighteen years, society crumbles into chaos. A disillusioned bureaucrat is tasked with protecting the first pregnant woman in decades. He must transport her to safety through a violently collapsing world, becoming the unlikely guardian of a fragile hope for the future.
Details
- Director
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Writers
- Alfonso Cuarón, David Arata, Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Timothy J. Sexton
- Based on
- The Children of Men by P. D. James
- Released
- 22 September 2006
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Arabic, Georgian, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian, Serbian
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $76.0M
- Box office
- $70.6M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →2 major awards won · 9 wins from 26 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 2007 | Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2007 | Best Production Design | Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Editing | Alfonso Cuarón and Álex Rodríguez | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2007 | Best Special Visual Effects | Frazer Churchill, Tim Webber, Mike Eames, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
| ALMA Awards 2007 | Outstanding Director - Motion Picture | Alfonso Cuarón | Nominee |
| ALMA Awards 2007 | Outstanding Screenplay - Motion Picture | Alfonso Cuarón, David Arata, Timothy J. Sexton, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Frazer Churchill, Tim Webber, Mike Eames, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alfonso Cuarón and Álex Rodríguez | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Alfonso Cuarón, David Arata, Timothy J. Sexton, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
| Best Director | Alfonso Cuarón | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alfonso Cuarón and Alex Rodríguez | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Children of Men | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Science Fiction Film | Children of Men | Winner |
| Best Actor | Clive Owen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alfonso Cuarón | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Golden Osella for Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Alfonso Cuarón | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
Australian Cinematographers Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Award for Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Winner |
University of Southern California
1 nomination, 1 won
| USC Scripter Award | Screenwriters | Winner |
ALMA Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Director - Motion Picture | Alfonso Cuarón | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay - Motion Picture | Alfonso Cuarón, David Arata, Timothy J. Sexton, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Clare-Hope Ashitey | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, P.D. James | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Overall DVD | N/a | Nominee |