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Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

Drama · 2001

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

Movie details

Hearts in Atlantis

“What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?”

2001 Drama 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

41.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

49 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

55 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Hearts in Atlantis?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Scott Hicks

Written by

William Goldman

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Ted Brautigan

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Robert 'Bobby' Garfield

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Elizabeth 'Liz' Garfield

Mika Boorem

Mika Boorem

Carol Gerber

David Morse

David Morse

Adult Bobby Garfield

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Monte Man

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Len Files

Court is in session

Put Hearts in Atlantis on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.