# Children of Men (2006 film)

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Children of Men (2006 film) and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a harrowing, brilliant film that is beyond reproach. One critic called the P. D. James novel it was based on appalling.

## Why people recommend it

- Basically beyond reproach as cinema (1 comments): "appalling book that informed a piece of cinema that's basically beyond reproach" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396139))
- Harrowing yet brilliant film (1 comments): "a harrowing, yet brilliant, film" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46410411))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Children of Men (2006 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/children-of-men/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).