Metacritic Movie Ratings
Children of Men Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Children of Men may be something of a bummer, but it's the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The performances are crucial, because all of these characters have so completely internalized their world that they make it palpable, and themselves utterly convincing.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Made with palpable energy, intensity and excitement, it compellingly creates a world gone mad that is uncomfortably close to the one we live in. It is a "Blade Runner" for the 21st century, a worthy successor to that epic of dystopian decay

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• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  It's a work of art that deserves a space cleared for its angry, nervous beauty.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyDerek Elley

  Picture more than delivers on the action front -- not in bang-for-your-buck spectacle but in the kind of gritty, doculike sequences that haul viewers out of their seats and alongside the main protags.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  Owen carries the film more in the tradition of a Jimmy Stewart or Henry Fonda than a Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford. He has to wear flip-flops for part of the time without losing his dignity, and he never reaches for a weapon or guns anyone down. Cuaron and Owen may have created the first believable 21st-century movie hero.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  An exhilarating sci-fi action thriller with a powerful social and political message.

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