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.
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 25 wins & 22 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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,
9 Feb 2006
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,
26 Mar 2009
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,
7 Oct 2012
fresh:
A shimmering success.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
7 Oct 2012
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.