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Cloud Atlas

  • 20122012
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  • 2h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
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An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples acro... Read allAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
365K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,442
46
    • Tom Tykwer
    • Lana Wachowski
    • Lilly Wachowski
  • Writers
    • David Mitchell(novel "Cloud Atlas")
    • Lana Wachowski(written for the screen by)
    • Tom Tykwer(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Halle Berry
    • Hugh Grant
    • Tom Tykwer
    • Lana Wachowski
    • Lilly Wachowski
  • Writers
    • David Mitchell(novel "Cloud Atlas")
    • Lana Wachowski(written for the screen by)
    • Tom Tykwer(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Halle Berry
    • Hugh Grant
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 524Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    Videos6

    U.S. Version -- #1
    Trailer 2:34
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    Extended First Look
    Trailer 5:43
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    Cloud Atlas
    Trailer 2:24
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    "A Multitude of Drops"
    Featurette 6:18
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    Directors' Commentary
    Featurette 2:24
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    TV Spot
    Promo 0:33
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    Photos203

    Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Jim Broadbent and Louis Dempsey in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    James D'Arcy and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, and David Gyasi in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Tom Hanks and Jim Broadbent in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Halle Berry and Jim Broadbent in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Bae Doona and Jim Sturgess in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    James D'Arcy and Hugo Weaving in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas (2012)
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    Xun Zhou
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    • Talbot (Hotel Manager)…
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    Robin Morrissey
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    Brody Nicholas Lee
    • Javier Gomez
    • (as Brody Lee)
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    Ian van Temperley
    Ian van Temperley
    • Enforcer
      • Tom Tykwer
      • Lana Wachowski
      • Lilly Wachowski
    • Writers
      • David Mitchell(novel "Cloud Atlas")
      • Lana Wachowski(written for the screen by)
      • Tom Tykwer(written for the screen by)
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    • Trivia
      In 2005, while on the London set of V for Vendetta (2005), Natalie Portman gave a copy of the original novel to Lana Wachowski, who became deeply interested in it. A year later, both Wachowski siblings wrote a first draft of the screenplay. Tom Tykwer, a friend of the Wachowskis, was invited to co-author several subsequent drafts with them in the following two years, constantly keeping in mind observations by the book's author himself, David Mitchell, while looking for international investors. In all those years, Portman was promised the role of Sonmi-451, but had to turn down the role at the last minute after becoming pregnant in 2010; however, she is given a special thanks in the closing credits.
    • Goofs
      The 1849 slave trade contract that Ewing was bringing back to his Father in the states was unenforceable. The slave trade had been outlawed in the United States on January 1, 1808, the first date permitted by the Constitution. The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807). Slaves could no longer be imported into the United States. The slave trade was dead. Likewise, California was a "free state" where owning slaves was outlawed in 1849.
    • Quotes

      Sonmi-451: Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

    • Crazy credits
      When a montage is shown of all the characters the actors play, the font of the names changes with each time period.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.21 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Looking For Freedom
      Music by Jack White

      Lyrics by Gary Cowtan

      Performed by David Hasselhoff

      © by Radiomusic - International (50% for Germany/Austria/Switzerland) / Young Music Publishing (Remaining World)

      Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group (Germany)

      Mit Freundlicher Genehmigung von Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH

    User reviews1K

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    9/10
    Quite an achievement
    "Cloud Atlas" is nearly three hours in length, but I wasn't bored for a minute. The film alternates between six very different stories quite seamlessly, creating an exhilarating experience. It's part sci-fi, part historical drama, part love story, part comedy. Any number of things could have gone wrong with the film. All the different genres it brings together might have failed to coherently mesh. But they did, and it's something to see.

    The film takes us on shipboard in the 1800s, where a young man forms an unlikely bond with a stowaway, a runaway slave. It tells the sensitive, melancholy story of a promising young composer in the 1930s – separated by prejudice and misfortune from his lover, a man named Sixsmith. It also brings us to 1973, where an intrepid reporter finds herself caught up in a web of murder and intrigue. In the present day, the film offers up the comedic tale of a publisher on the run from a gang of thugs. Plunging into the future, it shows a dystopian vision of Seoul, South Korea that is comparable to "Blade Runner" and a primitive post-apocalyptic Hawaii.

    Linking these stories together are the simple thematic elements of love, compassion, and a love for liberty. The correspondence between the composer Robert Frobisher and Sixsmith depicts the plain beauty of love as well as any film I have seen, as do tender moments between the central characters of the portion of the film set in the futuristic New Seoul. Even in the blatantly comic segment with Jim Broadbent as the publisher, a deep passion for freedom and human dignity shines through.

    All the actors do a great job in their multiple roles. You can care for Tom Hanks one moment as a villager in a future Hawaii, and then revile him in the next scene where he plays a truly despicable doctor. The best performances are given, however, by Doona Bae and Jim Broadbent. I think they surpass all the rest. Bae plays a "fabricant", a kind of clone designed to serve humanity. Her gradual awakening to her own self-worth, to the subjugation of herself and of her people, is beautifully and movingly conveyed. She is heartbreaking in this role. Broadbent is equally excellent as the publisher Cavendish. His expressive face and popping eyes are ideal for comedy – and he's hilarious. But he's more than that. Broadbent infuses the character with a sense of sorrow and weariness at key moments. Cavendish has depth, a history, regrets from his past. Broadbent brings all this out brilliantly without losing his comic touch.

    Everything in "Cloud Atlas" comes together to create a film I found thought-provoking and highly entertaining. I don't hesitate to recommend it.
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    • Oct 26, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2012 (United States)
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Hong Kong
      • Singapore
      • China
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Ukrainian
      • Korean
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    • Filming locations
      • Port de Sóller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Cloud Atlas Productions
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Anarchos Pictures
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    • 2 hours 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos

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