Rotten
Hicks ... coats the film in a bogus idyllic mist that substitutes cheap sentiment for blunt truth.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Hearts in Atlantis
What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?
2001 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Scott Hicks
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Hearts in Atlantis
Overview
A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Director and cast
- Scott Hicks Director
- Anthony Hopkins as Ted Brautigan
- Anton Yelchin as Robert 'Bobby' Garfield
- Hope Davis as Elizabeth 'Liz' Garfield
- Mika Boorem as Carol Gerber
- David Morse as Adult Bobby Garfield
- Alan Tudyk as Monte Man
- Tom Bower as Len Files
- Celia Weston as Alana Files
- Deirdre O'Connell as Mrs. Gerber
- Timothy Reifsnyder as Harry Doolin
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The unblinking sympathy for kids struggling with evil and with the strange frequencies of prepubescent passion can, if your defenses are down, lay you out.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Fresh
Hicks's film is magical, but its magic comes not from the inexplicable phenomena we most commonly associate with King, but from the charms of childhood.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
A precious respite from the postmodern era and all that it entails.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
Much of Hearts feels a little empty, a little unmotivated.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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