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10. Someone New Is In Charge - Children Of Men

Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 dystopian thriller is a bleak and powerful exploration of a world without children and features impressive performances, sharp directing from Cuaron and sublime visual work from maestro cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.

Its thematic content is just as palpable as its technical accomplishments, as its exploration of ideas such as finding hope in a despair-ridden world and being compassionate in a world that literally has no future to look to takes on a new and more somber meaning with every year since its release.

The film also excels at world building and demonstrating that the future of 2027 is very different (and worse for wear) compared to its year of release. An example of this difference was noticed by viewers on a police officer's helmet early on in the film. Instead of having the royal engrams ER (Elizabeth Regina) on it, instead the letters CR (Charles Rex) are on full display.

This indicates that Queen Elizabeth has passed on and that Charles has taken on monarchial duties in this timeline, a fact that is supported on later in the film when audiences are treated to a news headline that reads "Charles must be throne out" on one of many newspapers surrounding Theo (Clive Owen).