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Atonement

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Directed by Joe Wright

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. From TMDB

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Atonement is a 2007 drama romance film, directed by Joe Wright, starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan.

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  • Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    This has just a hint of the green dress from Atonement, a garment that seemed to capture the imagination of movie audiences so that it has lived long in the memory. This #1930s ensemble with matching jacket was designed by Alfred Lenief #goldsteinmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

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  • Nads 🖤🤍 isterik era @nadsdraws.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    Ok it's officially hot sketch winter~ My sketch for today: always wanted to draw Ed in that green dress from Atonement movie #nadsart #ofmd #edwardteach #ourflagmeansdeath #blackbeard

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  • Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.comBluesky · Aug 3, 2025

    "In a lesser film, the dress is red." - @franhoepfner.bsky.social on ATONEMENT

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  • Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2025

    Daughter’s doing Atonement for A-level and wanted to download the film and I said, no need, it will be 50p in the first charity shop we go to. And so it was. And the second one too. Atonements everywhere.

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  • Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: ATONEMENT (2007) Join us as we unpack the themes, visual motifs and secrets of director Joe Wright's tragic wartime romance, point out that the film's title is a lie and ask one question: Who is the villain of the piece? tomandlorenzo.com/2026/06/bitt...

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  • kevinsessums.bsky.social @kevinsessums.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    I watched Atonement on Netflix my last night here in Prague. I read the book my first week ever in Ptown. He would not live a life of shame. That final act of kindness. I live my life too as narrative. I loved the book. I love this film. I lie in the dark. Know everything. And nothing. The end.

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  • Zeb Cyrus 🎃👻🙀 @zbcy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Books to Films 📚=🎞️ Atonement (2001) by Ian McEwan was filmed in 2007. The faithful tragic love story makes some changes. The film uses writing cues to tell a tale within a tale. It hones in on the central love story making its ending all the more devastating than the book. ❤️👗✍️ #filmsky #booksky

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  • Usual Bloke Luke @usualblokeluke.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    Thread 🧵 A week ago, on the day before New Years Eve, I released my review of Thomas and Friends The Great Discovery to wrap up 2024. The 40th anniversary of the TV Series. In this video, I included a segment called Thomas' Final Atonement, covering how this film wraps up Thomas'...

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  • badelf @[email protected]Lemmy · May 3, 2026

    REVIEW / Atonement (2007). **Atonement (2007)** *Directed by Joe Wright* The story is powerful and emotional, based on Ian McEwan's novel about a single catastrophic lie and its decades-long consequences. The screen adaptation by Christopher Hampton is as strong as, or stronger than, the source material. This is an incredible, maybe perfect, screenplay brought to life by Joe Wright with a visual style that's utterly unique. Wright doesn't just film the story; he creates a cinematic language…

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  • Paula @totallypaula.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    Books to film.. 📚=🎞️ Atonement (2001)by Ian McEwan. Adapted in 2007. #booksky #filmsky

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  • miri❣️ @hellomiri.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2025

    ✨Iconic movie outfits✨ Keira Knightley’s green dress in Atonement (2007) was named “the best of all time” by InStyle, surpassing classics like Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s LBD and Marilyn Monroe’s Seven Year Itch dress 💚 #fashionsky #filmsky

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    “It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Arno’s Archive @maga-zin.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    British actress Keira Knightley in retro style, from a 2007 photo-shoot by Sam Taylor-Wood. Knightley gained prominence for her roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: The curse of the Black Pearl (2003); Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). #Art #Film #WomenInArt #AdorableLegs

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    #NowWatching ATONEMENT (2007). Director: Joe Wright. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy. Misunderstanding, jealousy, regret, & class division fuel this classy but heartbreaking romantic drama. Damn you, teenaged Saoirse Ronan...why you gotta do my boyfriend McAvoy like that? Rewatch. #filmsky 📽

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2025

    “It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Marta McCall @martamccall.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    Period piece movie recommendation for today is Atonement directed by Joe Wright and starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, and Vanessa Redgrave. It's a beautiful drama with a twist at the end. I think. you'll like it. #atonement #keiraknightly #movie #periodpiece #good

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  • DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    Ruin a movie by changing directors • Michael Bay's Jurassic Park • Zack Snyder's Atonement • Christopher Nolan's Little Women

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    “Find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    “Find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Tampire 🦇❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🇧🇩😈🎃🍉 @tampire.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    Watch Atonement, it's that much of a powerful movie. And also watch Yaga too. They are the main things I am here for TIFF among many ❤️

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  • Lizzie Poste @lizzieposte.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2025

    Great news for people who read Vogue Australia’s article on the best fashion moments in film and wondered what I, Lizard Poste, thought about them. I don’t watch movies, but I’m watching these ones, starting with Atonement, the okay film based on pretty good book: boxd.it/aflsVB

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  • Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2025

    • Atonement - look, it was beautiful. It was so well done. It was gorgeous. Perfect acting, cinematography, acting. And fuck that fucking film I will never fucking watch it again. Fucking Briony. Worst character ever. Fuck you, Briony. Fuck that ending. Fuck the book. Fucking Briony. Fffffffffff.

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  • crocs @caribbeancrocs.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    Food I won't eat: crust on a sandwich Movie I won't watch again: Atonement Song I hate: Hotel California!!!

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    “Find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Triunviratum @triunviratum.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2025

    #MayAthenaBeWithYou #STSMayChallenge Day 5: Fate ------ Based on the final scenes of Atonement (movie). Faced with inevitable fate, the possible "what if" #saintseiya #pandora #wyvernradamanthys

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  • smeg @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 27, 2026

    [Itch] Halloween spooktravaganza (29 freebies). * [Ronald McDonalds](https://rightardev.itch.io/ronald-mcdonald) * [Ronald Mcdonalds 2](https://rightardev.itch.io/ronald-mcdonalds-2) * [Late Order](https://glodory-studio.itch.io/late-night) * [One Always Lives](https://powensjr.itch.io/one-always-lives) * [Spirit Box](https://tattershallstudios.itch.io/spirit-box) * [ATONEMENT](https://glitchedlizard.itch.io/atonement) * [No Light Left](https://elaypirverdiyev777.itch.io/no-light-left) *…

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  • Wandering Green @wanderingreen.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2025

    #fullfrontalfriday and a hark back to when I was a WW2 soldier stuck in Dunkirk. It was an awsome job, my colleagues included the talented James McAvoy and Keira Knightley. Seriously though, being in the movie Atonement was an awsome experience... #makingmovies #filming #extras

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2025

    “Find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.comBluesky · Aug 3, 2023

    “In a lesser film, the dress is red.” - @franhoepfner.bsky.social on ATONEMENT

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  • MJdowntheshore @mjdowntheshore.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    Rewatched Atonement on Netflix. I saw when it first came out. It is a really great movie. One of my all time favorites. It's leaving at the end of the month. So if you want to watch now is the time.

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  • Paula @totallypaula.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2026

    I can become again the man who once crossed the surrey park at dusk, in my best suit, swaggering on the promise of life. The man who, with the clarity of passion, made love to you in the library. The story can resume. Cont. in alt text ~ Robbie Turner in “Atonement” (2007) #Quote #FilmSky #BookSky

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  • Ant Brown @brownest-ant.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    That is true. But if you make a movie called Dunkirk and the better Dunkirk movie is Atonement, there’s issues. Tarantino still gets my vote though, as during that part of the 90s all other films effectively had to become Tarantino movies, he changed things completely with his writing.

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  • brandon noah @bnoahd.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    a favorite film that stars with the letter “A” #filmsky Atonement (2007)

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  • MELLYmed @mel-med-larson.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    Atonement is on #Netflix It is movie magic (not talking about special effects). Keira. Dreamy James, Saoirse as a little girl (& WHOA), Blethyn, Redgrave, Juno, CUMBERBATCH, & that green fucking dress. :swoon👗: It’s on Netflix…go GO. #LGGsRecommends♥️🍿#Atonement www.imdb.com/title/tt0783...

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  • Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.appBluesky · Sep 12, 2023

    Whenever I remember the movie Atonement I get *upset*

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2026

    I’ve always loved the use of the unreliable narrator in literature, and was devastated and thrilled by The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields. Some of my favourite film adaptations of the device. We Need to Talk About Kevin. Atonement. Lolita. Fight Club.

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  • Erin Vanderhoof @vanderhoofy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    I think he was conflating A Walk to Remember and Atonement and thinking that was The Notebook? Whatever he imagined sounded way better than the actual movie is

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  • Paul @winch72.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    #JuneMovieChallenge #FilmSky #MovieSky 13. Movie where someone is arrested. Atonement (2007)

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  • 💀your friend corrigan.🥀 @hereliescorri.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 25, 2024

    What movie made you ugly cry I'm a movie crier in general, but I sobbed so hard watching Atonement on an airplane in the middle of the night, I was worried I was going to die of suffocation and no one would find me till we landed in Belfast.

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  • Note 🔞 @npcmx.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    Whoa. This is also flashing me back to years and years ago when my mom side eyed me for saying I loved the movie Atonement, because “it was so sad” Really should’ve been a bigger red flag

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  • Realweegiemidget Reviews Films, TV, Books and More @realweegiemidget.eurosky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    For #MarchMovieChallenge by @omacolt.bsky.social #Moviesky #Filmsky Day 30: Somebody writing with a pencil in a movie... Briony writes a play in Atonement... weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2021/06/17/a...

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  • dreammoonbeam.bsky.social @dreammoonbeam.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    My below repost reminded me that Atonement is another such film and book. The *dress* was such a good costuming decision I’ll never get over it and I love the book as well #booksky #filmsky #fashionsky

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  • Drew The CineGiant @cinegiant.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    Atonement (07): In a film that aches to create iconic moments, Wright swings big in photography and design (that green dress!), but the flawless adaptation and Marianelli’s elegiac score still soar above the rest. McAvoy’s emotive performance stood out most this watch. Saoirse is remarkable. A

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  • J @meltingskywards.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 7, 2026

    What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 80s - My Neighbor Totoro 90s - Empire Records 00s - Atonement 10s - Hugo 20s - Sinners

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  • Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Gays and Girls movie night at my house! My friends are over to watch ATONEMENT, one of my favorite film adaptations. Everyone is watching enraptured—with pizza and wine.

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  • TheMerMolly- she/her/mer @mollyandthecat.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atonement by Ian McEwan- Have you read Atonement or watched the movie? I have seen the movie before and was happy to discover they stuck to the story written by Ian McEwan faithfully. I love them equally. This is a new favorite audiobook of mine! 📚🧡📚 #BookSky #library #BookSky📚 #audiobook

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  • Marielle & Chip @cmariellec.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    #Bales2025FilmChallenge Day 12 Best use of green in food or fashion in a film 2007-Atonement

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  • The Revisionist’s Almanac 🎥🎞️🍿 @revalmanac.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    Atonement (2007) Thoughts on this emotional Joe Wright film? Joining me to deep dive into that year: @shoottheflick.bsky.social #movies #filmsky

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  • Sara Martín @saramartin.eurosky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    Recommended book of the day Atonement by Ian McEwan Find a great review here ddd.uab.cat/record/307453 For more on contemporary literature see ddd.uab.cat/record/305685 #BookSky #booksky #libros #llibres Don't miss the film with Keira Knightley and that green dress!

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    "It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you." Ian McEwan, Atonement #Literature #Film

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  • CMOT Diablerie @strangelibrary.comBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    Back in the day, the "let people enjoy things" crowd used to also deploy "not every movie has to be Atonement," which is silly on two levels, not only because literally every movie, objectively, is Atonement.

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  • DeeEm @deeemceeem.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2026

    #Filmsky #Moviesky #MovieChallenge #FavoriteMovie Oops - I'm late! Day 1 : with a love story Atonement (2007)

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  • Paul @winch72.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2025

    #30DayFilmChallenge #FilmSky 10. A film that is also a book you love. Atonement (2007)

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  • Jon Coutts @joncoutts.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2025

    Possible topics: - A Theology of (against) AI - Forgiveness and Reconciliation - Political Theology for the Church - Church Leadership (NOT the Great Man model) - Life and Thought of Bonhoeffer - Christ through the eyes of Film - Exploring Atonement Theories - Sexuality and the Goods of Marriage

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2025

    “A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.” ― Ian McEwan, Atonement #BookSky #Film

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  • Drew The CineGiant @cinegiant.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2025

    12. Atonement- In a film that aches to create iconic moments, Wright swings big in photography and design (that green dress!), but the flawless adaptation and Marianelli’s elegiac score still soar above most of this ilk. McAvoy and Knightley have gorgeous chemistry, but this Saorise’s show.

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  • Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Tonight’s movie: ATONEMENT. Never seen it. Enjoying it so far but my God on WHAT planet do you mix THOSE two letters up, son

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  • Gregory Ellwood @gregoryellwood.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    this is Focus Features first BAFTA Film win since Atonement in 2007. It should be noted they also released The Brutalist overseas (A24 only has the U.S.). so their films won eight BAFTAs overall. Universal Studios won 10.

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  • brandon noah @bnoahd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    THE movie scene that changed how you view movies entirely… the Dunkirk single-take scene from Atonement (2007) is something very personal to me

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  • Ayrton O'Brien 🇵🇸 @ayrtonobrien.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2024

    Don't scold me for this but I saw another blind spot tonight. Atonement. And OMFG. What a film. It's perfect and also I'm in bits after.

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