Peter Travers of Rolling Stone ranked it number two on his list of best films of the decade, writing: I thought director Alfonso Cuarón's film of P.D. James' futuristic political-fable novel was good when it opened in 2006.
Peter Travers de Rolling Stone clasificouno no posto dous da súa lista de mellores filmes da década, escribindo: Coido que o filme do director Alfonso Cuarón sobre a novela política de P.D. era bo cando se estreou en 2006.