Movie

Atlantic City

1980 · 104 min

A wistful, faded-glamour crime story that drifts between melancholy and quiet irony, watching old dreams and small-time hustlers collide.

Tagline: Where dreamers can be winners.
Overview: 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 feels: Melancholic, cynical, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, aging, ambition, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
aging
ambition
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild