---
title: 'Atonement (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Wright'
released: '2007-08-29'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/atonement-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Atonement (2007)

2007 · 118 min · Drama, War, Romance · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Atonement is a 2007 romantic war tragedy film directed by Joe Wright and starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, and Vanessa Redgrave. It is based on the 2001 novel by Ian McEwan. The film chronicles a crime and its consequences over six decades, beginning in the 1930s. It was produced for StudioCanal and filmed in England. Distributed in most of the world by Universal Studios, it was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2007 and in North America exactly three months later on 7 December 2007.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan), [Ian McEwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcewan), [Paul Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-webster), [Richard Eyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-eyre), [Debra Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hayward), [Liza Chasin](https://cinepixo.com/people/liza-chasin), [Robert Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fox), [Eric Fellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-fellner)
- **Director:** [Joe Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-wright)
- **Screenplay:** [Ian McEwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcewan), [Christopher Hampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-hampton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Marianelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-marianelli)

## Cast

- [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-cumberbatch) as Paul Marshall
- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter) as Emily Tallis
- [Ian Bonar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bonar)
- [Brenda Blethyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-blethyn) as Grace Turner
- [Lionel Abelanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-abelanski)
- [Johnny Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-harris-2)
- [Patrick Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-kennedy-2) as Leon Tallis
- [Saoirse Ronan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saoirse-ronan) as Briony, aged 13
- [James McAvoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mcavoy) as Robbie Turner
- [Vanessa Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-redgrave) as older Briony
- [John Normington](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-normington)
- [Elliot Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-francis)
- [Alice Orr-Ewing](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-orr-ewing)
- [Michelle Duncan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-duncan) as Fiona Maguire
- [Daniel Mays](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mays) as Tommy Nettle

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Official site: http://www.atonementthemovie.co.uk
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/atonement-2007
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1626186); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.