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Atonement (2007)

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All Time

of 190,116

711

2000's

of 33,985

180

2007

of 1,603

25
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  413
  
  Drama of 2007
  
  of 640
  
  18
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  104
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  101
  
  Romance of 2007
  
  of 124
  
  4
  
  Romance of the 2000's
  
  of 1,733
  
  13
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,146
  
  45
  
  War of 2007
  
  of 44
  
  3
  
  War of the 2000's
  
  of 299
  
  12

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Atonement (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0673

Avg Critic Score:3.0389

Atonement (2007) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Atonement" begins on joyous gossamer wings, and descends into an abyss of tragedy and loss. ...read the complete Atonement movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Nothing in Joe Wright's screen version of Ian McEwan's dense, internalized 2001 novel of secrets and lies should really work, but damn near everything does. ...read the complete Atonement movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Joe Wright's interpretation of Ian McEwan's Atonement proves that, when it comes to literary adaptations, he understands what he's doing. ...read the complete Atonement movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Assuredly directed PBS type of arthouse film. ...read the complete Atonement movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Atonement" begins on joyous gossamer wings, and descends into an abyss of tragedy and loss. ...read the complete Atonement movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)

Un filme brillante, donde cada escena debe estar donde est� y cada giro narrativo se encuentra en el mejor lugar posible."...read the complete Atonement (2007) review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)

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MovieMaze.de (Julia Stache)

Im l�ndlichen England der 30er Jahre tr�umt die erst 13-j�hrige Briony von einer Karriere als Schriftstellerin und organisiert deshalb die Amateurvorstellung eines Theaterst�cks....read the complete Atonement (2007) review at MovieMaze.de (Julia Stache)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Beautiful to look at, wonderful to listen to, and, at least for me, difficult to really like, Atonement succeeds in being a work of art, at least in its technical qualities, but it's not the sort of movie that has me anxious for a repeat viewing experienc...read the complete Atonement (2007) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

... the only thing worse than leaving the theater unfulfilled is feeling manipulated and foolish for your own emotional investment....read the complete Atonement (2007) review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

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Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

The trailer for Atonement had me giddy with excitement I thought I was going to be in for a truly epic love story that spanned time, distance, war, betrayal, but what I got was this anemic, pretentious, non-epic turd....read the complete Atonement (2007) review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

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