Atlantic City
Seen it?1980 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), it collected a shelf of major awards and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and romantics. If you loved On the Waterfront or The Public Enemy, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Direction, British Academy Film Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role. Won 1 Venice award: Venice International Film Festival: Best Foreign Film. Won 2 DGA Awards: Directors Guild of America Awards: Best Foreign Film, Directors Guild of America Awards: Best Foreign Movie Performer. Also nominated for 5 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes and 2 more BAFTAs. Plus 19 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $7 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 92K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Louis Malle
- Burt LancasterLou
- Susan SarandonSally
- Kate ReidGrace
- Michel PiccoliJoseph
- Hollis McLarenChrissy
- Robert JoyDave
- Al WaxmanAlfie
- Robert GouletSinger
- Moses ZnaimerFelix
- Angus MacInnesVinnie