Cloud Atlas

10/26/20122h 52m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Everything is connected ~

Overview:

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

Director:

Lana Wachowski

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$102,000,000.00

Revenue:

$130,482,868.00

Key words:

future
artificial intelligence (a.i.)
based on novel or book
san francisco, california
clone
dystopia
lgbt
multiple storylines
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century
1930s

Cast

Tom Hanks

~ as ~

Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry

Halle Berry

~ as ~

Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym

Jim Broadbent

~ as ~

Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2

Hugo Weaving

~ as ~

Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie

Jim Sturgess

~ as ~

Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law

Bae Doona

~ as ~

Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute

Ben Whishaw

~ as ~

Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman

James D'Arcy

~ as ~

Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist

Zhou Xun

~ as ~

Talbot / Hotel Manager / Yoona-939 / Rose

Keith David

~ as ~

Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient

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Reviews (3)

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Andres Gomez
Written 12 year(s) ago
7
Interesting film with an exceptional cast, fantastic performances and characterizations. The story, though, is a bit difficult to follow and, in the end, seems to not have a real point.
Travis Bell
Written 11 year(s) ago
7.5
Cloud Atlas was a very well made movie but unlike most of the "simultaneous stories that all come together at the end" type of movies, this one just didn't. I'm still unclear as to the point of it all.

Another issue I had was a general feeling of goofiness. Sure, the Cavendish story was pure comedy but the rest of the stories just didn't feel serious enough to me.

It carried my attention for the 172 minutes well enough and it was entertaining. I just expected more of a pay off at the end.

All in all, it's definitely worth seeing but I still haven't made up my mind if I truly liked it or not. What did you think?
VM
Vlad Mihalca
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A not-easy-to-follow film, we are presented with sub-plots from several times and places, both past and future - in which the same characters seem to be involved.

An interesting idea, good images but yu need to have a particular taste in movies in order to fully enjoy Cloud Atlas. I feel that the average audience may not be heavily impressed with they way it conveys its message - by going from one timeline to another and slowly building up all these sub-plots in parallel.