Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (48 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (54,135 ratings)

Producer/star Warren Beatty had to convince Warner Bros. to finance this film, which went on to become the studio's second-highest grosser. It also caused major controversy by redefining violence in cinema and casting its criminal protagonists as sympathetic anti-heroes. Based loosely on the… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Robert Benton, David Newman
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 13, 1967 Wide
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Critic Reviews

  • Penelope Gilliatt, New Yorker

    Bonnie and Clyde don't really know that killing kills. The film does -- unlike the run of movies about violence now, which mostly know that killing sells.

  • Pauline Kael, New Yorker

    Bonnie and Clyde is the most excitingly American American movie since The Manchurian Candidate. The audience is alive to it.

  • Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

    Considered New Hollywood's moment of arrival, tipping square critic Bosley Crowther into retirement (The New York Times, they were a-changin').

  • , TIME Magazine

    Like Bonnie and Clyde themselves, the film rides off in all directions and ends up full of holes.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    It's by far the least controlled of Penn's films... but the pieces work wonderfully well, propelled by what was then a very original acting style.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Clyde Barrow: This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.  "They're young. They're in love. They rob banks." Bonnie and Clyde is a loosely made, American classic that tells the story of the two bank robbers from their first meeting… More

  • xGary X


    Telling the story of notorious armed robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, this Oscar nominated script was actually offered to both Truffaut and Godard, but even they could not have done a better job. Warren Beatty's awkward and impotent Clyde who sees himself as some kind of… More

  • Jeff "


    Bonnie and Clyde is one of the great American classics. This is a near perfect film, but it lacks somewhat in its authenticity. The film however boasts a strong cast of talented actors, and each is wonderful in the roles they play. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Warren Beatty… More

  • Jennifer X


    Words cannot describe how much I love this movie. The scenes between Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway crackle with electricity. Glamorous x 1000. I want to BE one of the members of their gang. Backed up by a stellar supporting cast, it also boasts a catchy score, magnificent camerawork,… More

  • Letitia L


    I decided to watch this after a WB Studios tour of the lots on which it was filmed and listening to tales of Warren Beatty's badassery. The movie did not disappoint--I was bowled over by Beatty and Dunaway's charisma and glistening sex appeal, and their chemistry was… More

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