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View Bonnie and Clyde film page
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Spoiler-free premise

A restless young couple becomes a pair of bank robbers during the Great Depression.

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Small-town waitress Bonnie Parker meets ex-convict Clyde Barrow and joins him in robbing stores and banks during the Depression. Their excitement attracts Clyde's brother Buck, Blanche Barrow, and young driver C. W. Moss, forming a gang pursued across several states.

Why it belongs

Bonnie and Clyde makes outlaw romance exhilarate and disturb, deploying New Hollywood energy, shifting tones, and abrupt violence to dismantle folk legend.

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Arthur Penn moves from playful banjo-driven escape and sexual frustration to increasingly graphic consequence, while Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway frame publicity-conscious criminals as restless performers whose glamour cannot contain the damage around them.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards2 wins1968 · official ceremony record ↗
Actress in a Supporting Role1968 · Estelle Parsonsofficial ceremony record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

BAFTA1 win1968 · official BAFTA 1968 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 10042
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.3
Engagement9.2
Ease8.4

English · Not Rated
Narrative Feature
Mood: Tense & Absorbing