Atonement

2007 Directed by Joe Wright

Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Keira Knightley James McAvoy Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Juno Temple Benedict Cumberbatch Harriet Walter Alfie Allen Jérémie Renier Anthony Minghella Tobias Menzies Peter Wight Gina McKee Tilly Vosburgh John Normington Patrick Kennedy Peter O'Connor Daniel Mays Nonso Anozie Michelle Duncan Michel Vuillermoz Lionel Abelanski Roger Evans Bronson Webb Ian Bonar Jamie Beamish Johnny Harris Show All…

Alternative Titles

Reviens-moi, Искупление, Desejo e Reparação, تاوان, Expiación: Más Allá de la Pasión, Espiazione, 贖罪, Expiación, Atonement - Abbitte, 어톤먼트, Försoning

drama romance

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Review by andrea🌹 ★★★★½ 6

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cecilia's energy during the first half of this film... lying on the grass on hot afternoons? stripping down to your underwear in front of the boy you're secretly in love with? receiving sexts in letter form? jumping into the pool with a cigarette in hand to avoid having to answer questions? wearing dresses with slits right in the front for easy access? getting absolutely fucked in a library minutes before you have to face your entire family for dinner? that's our summer 2018 mood ladies
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★½ 4

when the brother asks briony what sins she's committed that day and she looks directly at robbie and cecelia and goes "I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG" what a petty fucking SNITCH briony can rot
Review by Lulu ★★★½ 5

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"i gave them their happiness" bitch........ you ruined their fuckin lives and a book isnt gonna make up for that
Review by katie ★★★★★

Love fucking sucks guys what’s new
Review by deah ★★★★★ 5

the five-minute long take on the beach >>>>>>> dunkirk (2017)
Review by emily ★★★★ 6

WAS BRIONY A FUCKING KANGAROO BECAUSE SHE SURE WAS JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS
Review by alan ★★★★★

13 years old saoirse ronan was robbed of that oscar for her performance as THE DEVIL
Review by angela ★★★★★ 3

I AM SO FUCKED UP RIGHT NOW BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT BRIONY THE BITCH KEPT THE SAME FUCKING HAIRCUT HER WHOLE LIFE?? TF MAN
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★★ 6

“cee, why don’t you talk to robbie?” maybe cause i uhhh wanna fuck him briony there’s a lot of tension there why don’t YOU mind your business child
Review by Lucy ★★★★ 3

saoirse ronan fucked everything up
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★★ 6

i love robbie turner more than i love some members of my own family
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 1

that 5 minute long tracking take on the beach fucked me up

Recent reviews

Review by bighandspankdad ★★★★★

hi this film broke me ok thanks!
Review by alyssa ★★★★

in related news I want to jump out of a window
Review by lizzy ★★★★

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nothing is more heart breaking then knowing that robbie died the same day he was supposed to be evacuated. briony i hate you so fucking much
Review by Ron Airo ★★★★½

-88%
-brilliant casting and cinematography. it's the young Saiorse Ronan, for me, who made the film remarkable but the performances of Knightly and McAvoy are also good.
-love the ending. love the film 💌
Review by Antonio ★★★★

funas cabronas.
Review by scott ★★★½

briony you’re a menace
Review by Flavia

No need to ask if this broke my heart because, I mean, of course it did.
Loved Keira Knightley in this role tho, especially after seeing her in "The edge of love"
Review by Horsdelavie ★★★★

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ROBBIE YOU DESERVED THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD DIDN’T DESERVE YOU
Review by Rahul Jaswal ★★★★

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Had heard about this being one of the top performances in the career of James McAvoy early on, and I'm a big fan of his, so I really wanted to watch this and now it's checked off my list!
The movie requires patience but is driven by a well-created dynamic and honest story, and actually shows the journey of Briony as she learns from the mistakes of her past and tries to atone. I'm glad the ending wasn't a predictable one and they changed it up a little. Keira was good in this too and I was happy to see (even if just a little bit of) Benedict Cumberbatch in this one.
Review by Eve ★★★½

Foremostly, this movie is i m m e n s e in its beauty. The sound design and score is a delight and the way everything is shot is nothing short of gorgeous. The acting is delicate, refined, and stunning. However, I am absolutely ruined because the book is more masterful than the film could ever be, and the ending feels so bombastically wrong because of the medium change. Far be it from me to say how to better make this film, but ten to fifteen minutes at the end with further story extrapolation could have afforded this another full star for me at least.
Review by BenChatfleck ★★★★

Infuriatingly good. Want to hate them, can't hate them.
Review by josecm945 ★★★★½

I should rewatch for a more in depth review but the score from the Dunkirk scene alone just breaks me every time I hear it 😰