Brenda Blethyn, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance n...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (34,364)
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June 11, 2009Atonement is a great film. Amazing the difference in the lives of Robby, Cecilia and Briony caused by the accusation of rape by Robby. I have always enjoyed historically-based movies, and Atonement does a great job of portraying the early part of WW II before the British are ev...( read more)
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April 21, 2009A bumbling fool writes a love letter, and then a dirty sex letter, and accidentally sends his lover the latter. When follows is surprisingly not the next Charlie Chaplin comedy, but the most heartbreaking and amazing movie romance of the year!
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March 12, 2009a wonderful film, the cinematography and musical score being the strongest points. the performances were pretty good and the diologue solid, the only major downside was the persona's of the characters. ultimately there were very few likeable characters in the film leaving me di...( read more)
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February 8, 2009Beautiful Cinematography, but I hated most of the characters (sans McAvoy) although the acting was quite good.
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December 2, 2008Sad movie! I was expecting a completely different ending. The acting was good though.
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November 18, 2009ATONEMENT (2007)
dir.Joe Wright
cast. James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse RonanIts 1935, on a dog day, Briony writes a play for her brother, who's coming home. Through the window she notices her sister, Cecilia, jumping in the fountain in front of Robbie, the houseke
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November 17, 2009Stuffy period romances aren't my bag normally, but this gets my attention. Vibrant pictures and a tragic love story.
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November 17, 2009I was disappointed the first time I saw it.. But now that I've seen it again and because I'm older, I actually think that it's a beautiful movie.
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Critic Reviews
December 14, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
December 12, 2007
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
The film wholly transports you into the lives of fictional characters, making their pain, passion, and regret more real than anything else. All of the elements come together to create a near perfect f... full review
December 7, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is one of the year's best films, a certain best picture nominee. full review
December 6, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Wright has made a film that honors the imaginative responsibility of an adapter. full review
December 6, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Atonement is an almost classical example of how pointless, how diminishing, the transmutation of literature into film can be.
December 5, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
Done-in by his own self-importance, Wright overwhelms the story's personal tragedy with extravagant depictions of his love triangle's different fates. full review
December 3, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The film is absorbing and evocative. full review
November 28, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's some kind of miracle. Written, directed and acted to perfection, Atonement sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance. full review
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May 6, 2008this is one of the wonderful movies , and since its real story , its really so sad
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April 15, 2008Atonement deserved the oscar more than no country for old men.
Keira knightly has acted well, so did James mcavoy and others. -
April 9, 2008This was good i thought - a bit confusing at first the way it went from the past to the present - but I soon got use to that.. How very sad that Robbie and Cecillia didn't end up togther and that they both died way before there time.... good story - but tragic
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March 23, 2008Saw it on DVD, and I LOVE IT. James McAvoy, and Keira Knightley in the same movie is THE best. Soairse, first time I've seen her, and she was soo good. Sad, but beautiful.
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February 3, 2008cannot wait for this film! it has yet to come to my town, but i bought the soundtrack, and it is riveting. keira knightley is beautiful, and i'm curious to see her do a love scene with "mr. tumnus"
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