Atlantic City

Name: Atlantic City
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: April 3, 1981
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Al Waxman, Angus MacInnes, Burt Lancaster, Hollis McLaren, Kate Reid

1981

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Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 3, 1981 | R

Starring: Al Waxman, Angus MacInnes, Burt Lancaster, Hollis McLaren, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Moses Znaimer, Robert Goulet, Robert Joy, Susan Sarandon

Summary: 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: Louis Malle

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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Roger Ebert

What makes Atlantic City sweet -- and that's the word for it -- is the gentleness with which Lou handles his last chance at amounting to something, and the wisdom with which Sally handles Lou. Read full review

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Empire Kim Newman

A well observed and deeply tender tale. Read full review

David Ansen

Sarandon is touching and funny--a truly fresh performance. But the movie's sweet, elegiac heart belongs to Lancaster. Lou may be the role of his lifetime, and he carries it gently, obviously cherishing the gift. [06 Apr 1981, p.103]

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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. Read full review

Vincent Canby

A rich, gaudy cinema trip. Read full review

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Witty, warm, but never sentimental, it also benefits from being set in the fading glories of the resort town of the title: grand seaside facades behind which lie more mundane realities, surrounded by decay and demolition. Read full review

Bob Thomas

Frenchman Louis Malle is an accomplished interpreter of the dreams and dilusions of American smalltimers. He draws first-rate performances from the cast, especially Lancaster as the burned-out hood and Sarandon as the single-minded survivor. [13 Apr 1981]

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