Hearts in Atlantis
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 28, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
14
Negative:
2
Watch Now
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Inspiring without sinking into sentimentality or cliche, Hearts of Atlantis is intelligent, heartfelt and genuine, a rare story of childhood for adults. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Rarely does a movie make you feel so warm and so uneasy at the same time. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The heartfelt use of extrasensory events as metaphors for a child's grasp of adult mysteries has a poetry to it, and 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. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Where other King stories and hundreds of other movies simplistically exploit the archetype, this tale intricately relates the actions of its young evildoer to the more abstract forces bearing down on the adults. Read full review
80
Washington PostRita Kempley
Yes, it's corny and reemerging cynics need not apply. But it is blissfully heartwarming. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
As stirring as it is slight, as effective as it is familiar. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Assisted by a well-crafted script by the veteran William Goldman and a masterful performance by Anthony Hopkins, Hicks has turned two King short stories into a somber meditation on the dreams and frustrations of childhood and the ways the adult world makes its darker qualities known. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A powerful and surehandedly crafted depth charge of a movie.
75
USA TodayMike Clark
Don't underestimate the appeal of a heart-tugger that's this well mounted. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Hicks doesn't always keep the story clear and compelling, but Hopkins is in top form. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Sometimes thrilling, sometimes suffocatingly tasteful adaptation of Stephen King's 1999 novel.
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Too poky and contrived to be a good movie, but its lushly serene atmospherics, given current events, make it a pure slice of sentimental comfort food. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianBarry Johnson
The mix of psychic thriller and childhood memory movies is smooth, maybe too smooth. Neither becomes truly gripping, despite fine acting by Hopkins, Yelchin and Boorem. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A film with many redeeming qualities. Its heart is certainly in the right place, but its head makes some misjudgments. Read full review
More From This Movie

55 Critic Reviews

7.9 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 77 Project Hail Mary
2 75 Send Help
3 73 Hoppers
4 72 The Sheep Detectives
5 68 Crime 101
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL