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Atonement (2007)

R ★ 7.6/10 123 min Drama, Romance France, United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Joe Wright
Screenplay by: Christopher Hampton
Novel: Ian McEwan
Streaming: Not available
Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.

Description

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

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Top Cast

James McAvoy
James McAvoy Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan Briony Tallis (Age 13)
Romola Garai
Romola Garai Briony Tallis (Age 18)
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave Briony Tallis (Age 77)
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn Grace Turner
Juno Temple
Juno Temple Lola Quincey
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Marshall

Atonement Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #18

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #913

Critic Curated

Decider's Top 100 Films Of The 20Th Century
Decider #79
Indiewire's Best Plot Twists Of The 21st Century
IndieWire #18

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