Atonement Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

You can only imagine the truth.

Jun. 22, 2011

Atonement

Release Date: Friday, December 7, 2007

James McAvoy, Tim Bevan, Juno Temple, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Webster, Keira Knightley, Joe Wright, Eric Fellner, Betty White, Christopher Hampton, Brenda Blethyn

R Drama 2 hrs, 2 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie - is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested - and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Atonement.

Keira Knightley
Black Doves (series), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Betty White
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, The Proposal
James McAvoy
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Brenda Blethyn
Pride & Prejudice, Piccadilly Jim
Vanessa Redgrave
Robin Hood, Howards End
Juno Temple
... Lola Quincey

Venom: The Last Dance , Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Crew Behind the Film

The Atonement behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Joe Wright last directed Cyrano and The Woman in the Window . The film's writer Christopher Hampton last wrote The Father and Adore.

Director: Joe Wright
Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton
Producers: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Paul Webster

Studio: Focus Features
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality
Runtime: 2 hrs, 2 m
Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Atonement movie production.

Key Facts

Based on a novel by Ian McEwan.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Atonement was released in on Friday, December 7, 2007. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Golden Compass, Juno and Grace is Gone.

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