Overview
A passionate crime spree unfolds as two lovers chase freedom and infamy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- witty
- irreverent
- rebellious
- classic film night
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a landmark of New Hollywood, praising its charismatic performances, daring mixture of comedy and graphic violence, and influential reworking of the gangster film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bonnie and Clyde's bank-robbing gang is presented with wit, glamour, rebellious appeal, and emotional intimacy despite escalating brutality.
The gang's banter, reckless fun, and celebrity-like notoriety repeatedly give way to fatal gunfire and violent retaliation.
The Barrow gang attracts admirers, helpers, and would-be captors because their notoriety turns a crime spree into a public legend.
The film's climactic ambush and gun violence are rendered with striking, unusually explicit cinematic force for its era.
Films like Bonnie and Clyde, and why
Thelma & Louise
shares romanticized outlaw protagonists, crime spree structure, dark humor, and revisionist gangster-film energy
Badlands
shares charismatic criminal antiheroes, stylish violence, countercultural momentum, and tragic outlaw romance
True Romance
shares criminal partnership, pop-cultural mythmaking, witty tonal shifts, and doomed romanticism
Public Enemies
shares historical crime subject matter, ensemble criminal dynamics, and morally ambivalent fascination with outlaws
Movie Details
- Director
- Arthur Penn
- Release Date
- 1967-08-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (1858)
Cast
- Warren Beatty
- Faye Dunaway
- Michael J. Pollard
- Gene Hackman
- Estelle Parsons
- Denver Pyle
- Dub Taylor
- Evans Evans
- Gene Wilder
- Mabel Cavitt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bonnie and Clyde about?
- A seductive, darkly funny portrait of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as rebellious lovers whose bank-robbing legend hardens into lethal criminality.
- What is Bonnie and Clyde like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bonnie and Clyde as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bonnie and Clyde violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bonnie and Clyde as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bonnie and Clyde?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a landmark of New Hollywood, praising its charismatic performances, daring mixture of comedy and graphic violence, and influential reworking of the gangster film.
- Which films are like Bonnie and Clyde?
- Films with a similar feel include Thelma & Louise, Badlands, True Romance, and Public Enemies.
- How long is Bonnie and Clyde?
- Bonnie and Clyde runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bonnie and Clyde?
- In United States, Bonnie and Clyde streams on Philo.
