Richard Brody of "The New Yorker" noted, "Diop films the characters and the city with a tactile intimacy and a teeming energy that are heightened by the soundtrack’s polyphony of voices and music; she dramatizes the personal experience of public matters—religious tradition, women’s autonomy, migration, corruption—with documentary-based fervor, rhapsodic yearning, and bold affirmation." Namwali Serpell of "The Nation" stated, ""Atlantics" speaks the tongue of beauty. Moonrise, sunset. Reflective glass, shards of mirror. Fluttering curtains, gauzy ones. Rosy light, constellated lights. Filigree waves, the vast implacable sea... But none of these patterns add up to a message. Rather, they weave a material form within which Diop twists plot and genre." In January 2020, it was announced that "Atlantics", "The Irishman", "Marriage Story" and "American Factory" would receive DVD and Blu-ray releases by The Criterion Collection.