Atonement

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Displaced from their home by U.S. military action during the early days of the Iraq War, the Khachaturian family finds refuge with relatives, gathering their three generations together under one roof. But when another bombing erupts nearby, they decide to return to their home across the city. As they navigate the war-torn streets of Baghdad, the family is trapped in a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents, and one Marine's split-second decision devastates the family. Years later, haunted by his time in Iraq and aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the Khachaturian matriarch and her surviving family members. Anchored by moving, unforgettable performances from Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, Atonement is a powerfully human story about the immeasurable costs of war, exploring universal questions about guilt, redemption, and the nature of forgiveness.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

13 hrs ago

3/4

“Atonement” reminds us that the reverberations of war and the collateral damage it causes — whether the conflict has been deemed necessary or not — can potentially affect millions and last generations.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

16 hrs ago

3/5

Overall, the transposition from journalism to a war-and-its-aftermath drama feels stilted and disjointed in places, but it’s saved by Holbrook’s performance as well as that of Succession’s Hiam Abbass.

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Tim Grierson

Los Angeles Times

Oct 2, 2026

The ending is so understated yet so piercing that it may take days to process how deftly it encapsulates the shared tragedy that, decades later, still ensnares them all.

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Liam Lacey

Original Cin

1 day ago

B+

A first feature from Ryan Van Dyk, Atonement frequently zigs when you expect it to zag, questioning -familiar narratives of American military suffering and absolution.

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

2 days ago

3/5

Walking in someone else's shoes is one of storytelling's most important functions, and writer-director Reed Van Dyk uses the technique effectively in this intense fact-based Iraq war drama.

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

3 days ago

3.5/4

Most of all, the script offers Hiam Abbass an emotionally demanding role—a Role with a capital R ... Hers ranks among the best performances of the year.

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Derrick

5 days ago

Great movie. The actors all did a very good job

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Bud R

@RoseBud007 1 day ago

I loved this movie. The first part of the film was so intense, and then it went somewhere else that was as emotional and gripping. Great performances too!

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Roy J

4 days ago

Straight forward movie, but very well acted. You root for a healthy resolution, and it's quite compelling yet simple drama to get to that resolution.

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joel G

@davidbondo 6 days ago

I thought it was a great storyline. And the scene where he goes to the house of the family he has to make atonement for is priceless. Some of the lines in the script were heartfelt and tough to get out..My only criticism was the length of the film could have been chopped down by 15-20 min by not showing so many scenes of Michael the journalist.. He was boring and dragged it down.. Not a Big budget film, but has a message that needs to be heard just the same..easily 3 stars out of 5

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Moody C

@MoodyC Oct 7, 2026

First 20 mins just ripping with tense excitement & then nothing since it’s a story about war aftermath, regret, guilt, & forgiveness. Boring, right? Kinda, but performances are touching & subtle so did not fall into melodrama but abrupt ending felt like a cruel mistress tossing your stuff outta apt to end relationship.

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Steven T

@sedemmler Oct 5, 2026

Great film? Or perhaps the greatest film?

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Displaced from their home by U.S. military action during the early days of the Iraq War, the Khachaturian family finds refuge with relatives, gathering their three generations together under one roof. But when another bombing erupts nearby, they decide to return to their home across the city. As they navigate the war-torn streets of Baghdad, the family is trapped in a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents, and one Marine's split-second decision devastates the family. Years later, haunted by his time in Iraq and aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the Khachaturian matriarch and her surviving family members. Anchored by moving, unforgettable performances from Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, Atonement is a powerfully human story about the immeasurable costs of war, exploring universal questions about guilt, redemption, and the nature of forgiveness.

Director: Reed Van Dyk
Producer: Trevor White, Tim White, David M. Wulf, Steven Demmler, Reed Van Dyk
Screenwriter: Reed Van Dyk
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 58m

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