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Children of Men (2006)
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Summary: A futuristic society faces extinction when no children are born and the human race has lost the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years.
Country: Japan, UK, USA
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
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Children of Men belongs to 39 collections
1. IMDB Top 250 (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 29 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 28 stars)
3. 21st Century Top 250 (public: moderated by mandarkzilla - 20 stars)
4. Doubling The Canon (public: moderated by mandarkzilla - 6 stars)
5. Dystopia (public: moderated by Nouilles - 5 stars)
6. Humanity and the Natural World (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 5 stars)
7. Passed the Bechdel Test (public: moderated by baaic - 4 stars)
8. Hard Sci-fi (public: moderated by Spunkie - 2 stars)
9. Based On A Book (public: moderated by Spunkie - 1 star)
10. Times Online: The 100 Best Films of the Decade (public: moderated by hristos - 1 star)
11. The A.V. Club's Best Films of the '00s (public: moderated by Void - 1 star)
12. TSPDT 21st Century's 250 Most Acclaimed Films (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
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15. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 2006 (public: moderated by Technikilor)
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24. 79th Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by chemical404)
25. Infertility (public: moderated by baaic)
26. Child birth (public: moderated by baaic)
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