Fresh
[Sarandon is] shirtless before she even has a name, but her desire to be ogled is granted dignity and power; gradually and unassumingly, she upstages a terrific Burt Lancaster.
Eric Hynes, Village Voice
Atlantic City
Where dreamers can be winners.
1980 · 1h 44m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Louis Malle
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Atlantic City
Overview
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Director and cast
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100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A shimmering success.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
"Atlantic City" is a sophisticated fairy tale, beautifully acted and beautiful to behold; it is as funny as it is touching.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Film is blessed with a spare, intriguing script by Yank John Guare, which always skirts impending cliches and predictability by finding unusual facets in his characters and their actions.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Eclectic, pacy and hard to categorise, it's part crime thriller, part love story, part fairytale, and part a gentle, generous examination of certain dying aspects of American culture.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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