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Hearts in Atlantis

The book Hearts in Atlantis was made into the movie Hearts in Atlantis.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 4 votes for the book, and 4 votes for the movie.

Movie details for Hearts in Atlantis

The movie was released in 2001 and directed by Scott Hicks, who also directed Snow Falling On Cedars (1999). Hearts in Atlantis was produced by Warner Home Video. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower, Celia Weston, Adam LeFevre, Will Rothhaar, Timothy Reifsnyder, Deirdre O'Connell, Terry Beaver, Joe T. Blankenship, Brett Fleisher, Joel F. Haberli, Evan Moses, Joshua Billings, Valerie Karasek and Graham Bardsley.

 

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Fans of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption will feel a similar affection for Hearts in Atlantis, a Stephen King adaptation that again finds the horror writer in more mainstream waters, with a bit of dabbling in the supernatural. When mysterious o... Read More
Fans of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption will feel a similar affection for Hearts in Atlantis, a Stephen King adaptation that again finds the horror writer in more mainstream waters, with a bit of dabbling in the supernatural. When mysterious out-of-towner Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) shares with his self-involved mother (Hope Davis), Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power. Hopkins is in fine form, ably matched by the phenomenal young Yelchin, but director Scott Hicks (Shine) more often than not flattens out the dramatic arcs of the story, despite all the intriguing turns the film takes. Thankfully, though, the schmaltz factor is kept to a minimum, making Hearts in Atlantis a heartfelt coming-of-age drama. --Mark Englehart