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Hearts in Atlantis

2001 · 101 min

A wistful, sunlit nostalgia piece that aches with lost childhood, drifting gently toward a quiet, bittersweet farewell.

Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Drama
Tagline
What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?
Overview
A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

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Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • memory
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Scott Hicks
Written by
William Goldman
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower, Celia Weston
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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