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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780790764696
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790764695
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 12, 2002
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 14775
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 2001
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?
Anthony Hopkins stars in this adaptation of Stephen King's short story of the same name. The film begins in 2001 (The year the film was made) we are quickly introduced to a character named Bobby (played as an adult by David Morse) Bobby begins to recollect memories from his past, memories from his eleventh birthday and spending time with his friends in the summer. Including the memory of a mysterious individual named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins)
Ted Brautigan moves in next door ... Read More
Rating: - I wouldn't have missed a single minute of it
"Hearts in Atlantis" is based on a short story written by Stephen King. The 2001 film tells the story of how young Bobby Garfield's (Anton Yelchin) life changes when an older man (Hopkins) moves into the same building where he lives in with his selfish single Mom.
Ted (Hopkins) treats Bobby like an adult, exposing him to fine literature and opening his mind to his own potential. In a few short weeks, a young boy becomes a strong young man capable of taking care of himself and others. ... Read More
Rating:  - You can skip this one
I love Anthony Hopkins as much as the next person, but this movie had several flaws:
(1) nothing much happens;
(2) Anthony Hopkins speaks with a slur that I guess is supposed to imply world weariness, but instead is just annoying;
(3) Anthony Hopkins spouts trite observations ("we're all just passing through, kiddo, just passing through") that are meant to imply wisdom, but instead are just annoying;
(4) the movie could have ended at any one of its ... Read More
Rating:  - A Haunting Story
I don't usually care for "coming-of-age" movies but this is a mixture of that along with a suspenseful story of an older man trying to keep his anonymity. Anthony Hopkins plays the latter and is riveting, as always. His character, "Ted Brautigan" is not an easy guy to figure out, but he has to be mysterious in order to keep away from the bogey-man bad guys called "low men." That sounds goofy but if you watch the film, you know what I mean.
The kids - Anton Yelchin and Mika Bororem - are ... Read More
Rating:  - "It's funny how when you're a kid, a day can last forever. Now, all these years seem just like a blink."
I only read one persons review about this movie. I wanted to just come here and post this from the Heart; my heart, right to you after watching it. So I apologize to you if many things are said that are redundant.
'Yorgos' I think kind of told the masses here, in essence, how I felt while viewing this absolute delight, this wonderment and uplifting spirit that soared through my tears and my memories, and transgressed to a space that only few films can migrate to. My inner child.
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