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.
Directed by Joe Wright
new love
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
wind
nurse
loss of loved one
flirt
world war ii
innocence
lie
letter
twist
redemption
mistake
author
summer
mourning
dunkirk
london blitz
sepsis
sentimental
distressing
Rank
#13 in 2007·#580 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Where to Watch
Cast
James McAvoy
Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley
Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan
Briony Tallis (Age 13)
Romola Garai
Briony Tallis (Age 18)
Vanessa Redgrave
Briony Tallis (Age 77)
Brenda Blethyn
Grace Turner
Juno Temple
Lola Quincey
Benedict Cumberbatch
Paul Marshall
Harriet Walter
Emily Tallis
Alfie Allen
Danny Hardman
Jérémie Renier
Luc Cornet
Anthony Minghella
Interviewer
Crew
Joe Wright
Director
Christopher Hampton
Screenplay
Dario Marianelli
Original Music Composer
Seamus McGarvey
Director of Photography
Tim Bevan
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Liza Chasin
Executive Producer
Richard Eyre
Executive Producer
Debra Hayward
Executive Producer
Robert Fox
Executive Producer
Paul Webster
Producer
Jina Jay
Casting
Popular Reviews
5831 reviews
adriana meixueiro
10.0★ · 09/02/20
the fact that robbie’s last words were “you won’t hear another word from me, i promise” is going to haunt ME until the day that i die
the fact that robbie’s last words were “you won’t hear another word from me, i promise” is going to haunt ME until the day that i die
35
adriana meixueiro
10.0★ · 07/05/20
i miss two hours ago when i didn’t know any of this information and my heart wasn’t shattered
i miss two hours ago when i didn’t know any of this information and my heart wasn’t shattered
29
Judy
8.0★ · 07/10/25
it's always the bitch with the fuckass bob.
it's always the bitch with the fuckass bob.
5
VicPRO
9.0★ · 08/02/25
what 😀 the 😀 fuck 😀 fuck her and her fuck ass bob cunt 💞 not enough men hand writting letters (sexts) these days smh stop the movie at about 23 minutes left 😀 and then resume when there’s like 8 minutes left 😃🙂↕️
i knew i put off watching this for a reason // cried on the plane #gangster 🥲
and they lived happily! happily ever after god damnit 🎠🪿⛲️💞💌 because i said so 🗣️🔊
🎥 8.2.25 on the plane ✈️ back to MI
what 😀 the 😀 fuck 😀 fuck her and her fuck ass bob cunt 💞 not enough men hand writting letters (sexts) these days smh stop the movie at about 23 minutes left 😀 and then resume when there’s like 8 minutes left 😃🙂↕️
i knew i put off watching this for a reason // cried on the plane #gangster 🥲
and they lived happily! happily ever after god damnit 🎠🪿⛲️💞💌 because i said so 🗣️🔊
🎥 8.2.25 on the plane ✈️ back to MI
3
eshaal
10.0★ · 09/08/23
no bcs this movie is so funny to me.. ur telling me a 13 year old girl named briony started world war 2 and killed two people all because she read the word “cunt” in a letter and saw her sister having sex?
also.. joe wright is a genius for making that library scene
no bcs this movie is so funny to me.. ur telling me a 13 year old girl named briony started world war 2 and killed two people all because she read the word “cunt” in a letter and saw her sister having sex?
also.. joe wright is a genius for making that library scene