Bonnie and Clyde isn’t just a movie—it’s a revolution. Directed by Arthur Penn and powered by the electric chemistry of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, this landmark film kicked down the doors of old Hollywood and rewrote the rules of American cinema. Gritty, stylish, and shockingly violent for its time, it dared to romanticize outlaws while peeling back the illusion of glamour to reveal the cost of rebellion. Beatty and Dunaway are mesmerizing as the infamous Depression-era lovers, blending sex appeal and desperation into characters that pulse with life and doom. Their chemistry is magnetic, but what makes the film legendary is its tone—a mix of charm, tragedy, humor, and raw brutality. One moment you’re laughing with them, the next you’re ducking for cover as bullets fly. Cinematographer Burnett Guffey bathes the dusty Midwest in golden hues, creating visual poetry out of decay and danger. The editing, rapid and jarring in its climactic moments, was unlike anything audiences had seen—especially in that final scene, a balletic explosion of violence that still shocks today. Bonnie and Clyde isn’t just the story of two criminals. It’s a defiant, rebellious cry from a new generation of filmmakers, one that broke taboos, challenged authority, and showed that cinema could be both art and rebellion. Fifty years later, it still hits like a gunshot.

a classic tale, a talented cast, it was a thrill watching this crew bring a story like this to life! watching a film like this in 2025, you really appreciate the charming vintage touches and aesthetic. from costumes and set design, to makeup and acting choices. i felt very connected to the characters and the storytelling, fabulous job in the actors & actresses parts.

First half was good. Second half was so boring and ridiculous. The comedy parts were very dumb.

The mix of intense violence and frivolous comedy creates a well-balanced film, enhanced by a succinct script and sharp editing. Bonnie and Clyde, as characters, are often likable, even when they don’t come across as likable people. I wonder if it’s the romantic notion of running away with your infatuation that resonates so deeply, or the idea of throwing caution to the wind because you’ve got nothing to lose. Perhaps it’s both.

I saw this movie at the theater when I was 10 years old. I went back every Saturday to see it until they stopped showing it. This is my favorite movie of all time! It had an impact on me at that young age. I hope you’ll enjoy watching it as much as I did.

The couple makes crime seem like a real romance! Bonnie Parker meets the rebellious Clyde Barrow and soon the two form a gang of outlaws that rob banks during the Great Depression, unfortunately with the law still hot on their tale. A love story mixed in with true crime makes this an unforgettable story about the two lovers who made up the most legendary thieving duo on the silver screen!

A friend and I were discussing recently what it is about certain movies that make them feel "timeless" - i.e. relevant and sustainable whether you watch them on opening weekend or 50 years later. I don't think there's a particular answer to that - certain films just have "it". This is one of those films that have "it" - I'm watching this masterful motion picture for the first time over 50 years after its release and I'm as interested, thrilled and moved as if it was released yesterday. This has been hailed as one of the most important landmark films of recent cinema history, and it is an amazing piece of work. I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to watch it because I think it will join my list of imminently rewatchable movies. Watching Beatty and Dunaway here you realize immediately you're witnessing performances that are as legendary as the characters they're portraying. Interestingly enough, Estelle Parsons is the only member of the cast who won an Oscar, and hers is probably the most divisive performance in the film, as it could be interpreted as shrill and over the top. More than almost any other movie I've seen, this motion picture realizes the fact that there are no perfectly heroic heroes and no perfectly villainous villains - we're all somewhere in the middle. We all know where the story is heading, but that doesn't lessen the impact of the final moment between Bonnie and Clyde, which is absolutely devastating and filmed perfectly. I get goosebumps thinking about it as I write this. Every few years, I review my list of all-time favorite movies. This movie may very well force me to make some revisions.

Despite the color film, the movie really has the feel of the wind-blown dust-bowl days of Depression-era America. Arthur Penn does an excellent job telling the story about a few people who had a gang that killed people. The deaths of the main characters are even romanticized and that is often looked at as a flaw of the movie. But if you go back and read old newspaper clippings from that era, the movie did a great job of matching the mood of the general public during the days of Bonnie & Clyde.

All Time Classic. The music is really good but a little weird also being a banjo for most of it and can feel more comedic than action or drama oriented. The rest is pretty near flawless save for Blanche who is annoying. Faye Dunway is amazing and the best thing in this with the beauty of a Femme Fatale. This moves at a fast pace and never lets up with its franticness. While the gang isn't ncessarily likeable, there utterly fasinating in how they became folk heroes and glorified during a terrible time and is as much a bio pic as a case study into how someone can fall into a lifestyle like this. What also is unique is the amount of dark humor that is all over in this that quite funny. The shootouts are intense and frantic and super memorable. Everyone should give this a try once.

Released in 1967, Bonnie And Clyde tells the true story of Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway), the infamous criminal duo from the 1930's whose often deadly robberies led to a fierce manhunt and their eventual demise. There was something groundbreaking about a film like Bonnie And Clyde being released in the 60's as it was a far more complex and powerful film than audiences, though mostly critics, were perhaps ready for. Instead of painting the criminals as simply two dimensional bad guys, the film showed them to be young, naive and very much human so their death, though it was a long time coming, was surprisingly heartbreaking. These were not simple villains, these were anti-heroes: a couple in love looking for a better life in the worst, most destructive way possible. The film wisely never excuses nor glorifies Bonnie and Clyde's despicable actions, it simply approaches their story with the goal of making the folly of their journey something that makes sense rather than lazily judging a couple of dead bank robbers. Why would two young people with the future ahead of them do something so very clearly wrong, and so obviously destined for tragedy? This is the question the movie tries to answer and it does so in a subtle, clever way through Beatty and Dunaway's quietly masterful performances, key character moments (Clyde's impotence, Bonnie saying goodbye to her mother) and an honestly painted rural setting during the Great Depression when the idea of a couple of people going around robbing banks might've felt empowering to some. It should be said that the supporting cast, which includes the reliably excellent Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons, who won an Academy Award for her performance, is just as expertly chosen and convincing as the leads. Bonnie And Clyde takes a few leaps away from real life events to flesh out all these characters and, even though everyone knows what the ending will be going in, seeing the gang finally get taken down, in such a cold and violent way makes for what is still a very powerful sequence. You would think this was a film from the 1970's as it takes quite a few chances that big movies at that time didn't really dare take (the scenes focusing on the main characters' sex life, their cruel and graphic demise, for example). Bonnie And Clyde was definitely a milestone and ahead of its time. To this day it remains a poignant, beautifully crafted film which is easy to get lost in and hard to forget.​ Instant classic.

More like a Netflix movie with expensive sets. Warren Beatty grinning and smirking is not acting to me. Other performances were good except Parsons screaming too much. The real Blanche was a gorgeous woman. The running theme of Clyde's impotence was icky. What it should have been was two outlaws having hot monkey sex all the time. The Denver Pyle scene did not add that much. It never happened. Regional accents were dropped on occasion with director too lazy to reshoot. The sets were excellent and added much to the story. Cinematography was good but did we really need to see Denver Pyle facial closeups, acne scars and all. The music was someone plugging in a tape of blue grass music which did not match the gravity of the story. How about some ballads and an orchestra? Slow motion shoot up at the end was gimmicky. "Cool Hand Luke" is what Southern gothic should look like.

You know, I had never heard of the film called Bonnie and Clyde and the fact that they both died in real life which is abrubtly shocking of me because everything about Bonnie and Clyde is memorable and in some film people say the name Bonnie and Clyde which is something that made me remember the two couple in general and the reason I said that is because this is a famous film in the decade. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway did a fantastic portrayal as Bonnie and Clyde and they go rob banks and drives away with Clyde's friend and his wife. The characters are portrayed very well and the cast in this is beautifully well done not to mention Gene Wilder is in this. He's in the film for the short time. I absolutely really love the cinematography in this. It is really fantastically shot. This is something that you will see in the cinema. It really is beautifully made and the acting from Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway is so mesmerizing. And the ending of course is so amazing. Years ago people said it became one of the bloodiest death scenes in cinematic history. Britian's say these two are a bunch of idiots because they rob banks as the tagline says "We rob banks." As 60's cinema goes, this is an impeccable film with great directing and everything that defines the 60's in filmmaking. Bonnie and Clyde is a fantastic film and my new favourite film of all time.

Esse filme apesar de ser muito bom para a época, ele não traz a malvadeza genuína do casal de psicopatas. Achei muito resumido de uma forma que não traz a originalidade.

60% rating ... I thought it was a decent film that told the story of the infamous Bonnie & Clyde. Loved the end scene.

While it's far from perfect, Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde is a seminal film in the development of the American New Wave of movies. Set during the American Depression, Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde (Warren Beatty) roam the countryside in search of easy prey to rob, creating a trail of violence and death. The film made stars of Beatty and Dunaway, who are both excellent, and served as a springboard for actors like Gene Hackman and Gene Wilder, and features interesting and complex characters, a strong score, great period details, and some impressive cinematography. If there are criticisms to be made, it would involve the periodically erratic editing which by today's standards feels dated, some bizarre lighting, and the fact that the protagonists consistently (at least until the final scene) make highly improbable escapes. All in all, it is a solid offering from Penn that should be seen for its historical cinematic importance.

An overly glamorous portrayal of the protagonists; Bonnie Parker was no Faye Dunaway, and Clyde Barrow was no Warren Beatty. The film was made to capitalize on the box office appeal of the two leads and served up for-the-time shocking gore to its audience. Five years later The Godfather would up the ante with the toll booth scene. B&C was simply an update of a formula that had made Hollywood tons of cash going back to the days of Jimmy Cagney, George Raft, and Edward G. Robinson, just with Technicolor blood and lots more of it. The screenplay of course is 99% fiction since we have no idea of the actual interactions between B&C or among the gang and only a reconstructed record of their movements and sensationalized accounts from witnesses. Why the stuff about Barrow's sexual dysfunction or hang-up was included, I have no idea. Is there any evidence to substantiate that? I don't think the producer, director, or writers cared; it was kinky so it was thrown in to satisfy the prurient. I saw this half a century after it came out just to say I'd seen it. My life wouldn't be any the worse if I'd skipped it.

Classic. Faye Dunaway is stunning

The movie was kind of in a hurry and the story is so simplified that it seemed easy cheesy..

[10/1/20]: It actually sucks. It got better toward the end, but wow. Use of violence at time was bold, exploration of male protagonist with sexual disfunction was unique for the time as well. [6/29/22]: Yeah I do remember not really being fond of it. Can respect its influence, for sure, but as a movie I guess it just didn't click. I also remember not really enjoying Warren Beatty; compared with Dick Tracy and The Parallax View, this is definitely the one I liked him in least.

Humorous and ingenious. Lighthearted and dark. Adventurous and ambivalent. It is rare to see the late 1920s era portrayed in such a light and free-spirited manner, as opposed to the "serious" climate that usually tents over (especially during and before the time the movie was made). Bonnie & Clyde is indeed a drama and a thriller, but it's also a comedy. I found myself smiling through a large portion of it, and it mainly has to do with the fun nature of the characters. The performances were good, notably Faye Dunaway who was vivacious. The cinematography was good too. The ending gave me mixed feelings however, as it was expected and not creative, and also seemed rushed–albeit in harmony with the pace of the movie.