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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:111

Rotten:18

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: Quirky humor, plucky characters and solid slapstick make this family comedy a frenetically tasty time at the movies.

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Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for brief mild language

Runtime: 1 hr. 21 min.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family

Theatrical Release: Sep 18, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $124.9M

Synopsis: When Flint Lockwood's (Bill Hader) latest contraption accidentally destroys the town square and rockets up into the clouds, he thinks his inventing... When Flint Lockwood's (Bill Hader) latest contraption accidentally destroys the town square and rockets up into the clouds, he thinks his inventing career is over. Then something amazing happens as delicious cheeseburgers start raining from the sky. His machine actually works! But when people greedily ask for more and more food, the machine starts to run amok, unleashing spaghetti tornadoes and giant meatballs that threaten the world! Now it's up to Flint, with the help of weather girl Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) and Steve, his talking monkey assistant, to find some way to shut down the machine before the world is covered in super-sized meatballs! [More]

Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg

Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte, Max Neuwirth, Peter Siragusa, Angela Shelton, Neil Flynn, Liz Cackowski

Director: Chris Miller , Phil Lord

Director: Chris Miller , Phil Lord
Screenwriter: Chris Miller , Phil Lord
Producer: Pam Marsden
Studio: Sony Pictures

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The humour in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is often anarchic, wicked, random and very funny. This is a fun film with a lot of spirit.

Full Review Source: Cinema Autopsy | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Thomas Caldwell
Thomas Caldwell
Cinema Autopsy

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs might not be as charming or heartfelt as anything from Pixar film, but bar Up, it's the best animated film of the year so far.

Full Review Source: Fan The Fire | comment Comment
Apr 15, 2010
Sam Bathe
Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire

Spaghetti has never been more terrifying, Gummi bears more menacing, nor the pleasures and perils of exploring the frontiers of science more vivid

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Feb 13, 2010
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

It occurs to me that the pace and tone of the comedy is actually pretty sophisticated -- perhaps too much so for its supposed intended audience.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
Jan 18, 2010
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

It’s rare for a family film to deliver the goods with both story and visuals, but this insanely fun and fast-paced flick doesn’t skimp on either.

Full Review Source: V Music | comment Comment
Dec 3, 2009
V Music

The superb thing about Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is that it never once shies away from its ludicrous premise.

Full Review Source: Unknown2 | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Unknown2

Writer-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have expanded a 30-page children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett into a 3D animated feature which boasts intricate design and goofy humour.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
Nov 26, 2009
David Stratton
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs is visually inventive and exuberant, and has some neat running gags. But its characterisations are a little disappointing.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Philippa Hawker
Philippa Hawker
The Age (Australia)

This 3D cartoon based on the popular children's book is sweet and fun -- not to mention a little trippy.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

The story outlined here is engagingly ridiculous, and the visual opportunities suggested by the book and expanded by the screenplay look stunning when seen in 3-D.

Full Review Source: Herald Sun (Australia) | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)

It all can be swallowed very easily, with the likeable characters, including the policeman Earl (Mr T), ensuring that the adventure serves up a tasty conclusion.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Des Partridge
Des Partridge
Courier Mail (Australia)

If Pixar are the modern equivalent of the sweet artistry of Walt Disney’s best, then Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the slightly-skewy offspring of Chuck Jones and his Warner Bros. cartoons.

Full Review Source: sbs.com.au | comment Comment
Nov 26, 2009
Simon Foster
Simon Foster
sbs.com.au

Humorous, fun and sometimes downright odd family flick, that doesn’t address some of its thematic implications.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
Nov 24, 2009
Annette Basile
Annette Basile
FILMINK (Australia)

The concept might not be as high as alien invasion or mouthy mammoths, nor the art on the level of Pixar or Miyazaki or Selick, but in terms of sheer fun, this is the one to beat in ’09.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
Nov 22, 2009
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia

This slick, computer-animated family flick, in eye-popping digital 3D, not only matches the visual excesses of Roland Emmerich’s 2012, but is also much more successful in paying homage to the disaster genre through the use of humour and wit.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
Nov 22, 2009
Gavin Bond
Gavin Bond
Sunday Times (Australia)

A seriously delicious and imaginative concept takes flight in this whimsical animated film where food, glorious food rains from the heavens and reminds us to believe in yourself and accept who you are.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
Nov 20, 2009
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

Almost relentlessly energetic and loony, bursting with random sight gags and subtle, whip-smart comedy.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
Oct 22, 2009
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

An original and highly recommended outing for animation fans. Dads can even take their kids...

Full Review Source: fantastiqueZINE | comment Comment
Oct 19, 2009
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
fantastiqueZINE

Charmless.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment 3 Comments
Oct 15, 2009
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

(N)oodles of good, goofy, family-friendly fun.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
Oct 9, 2009
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
 
 
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June 29, 2010: Cloudy Directors Play with Lego
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December 20, 2009: Cloudy Directors are Ready to Jump
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September 27, 2009: Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Still Hungry For Meatballs
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September 20, 2009: Box Office Guru Wrapup: It's Sunny Skies for Cloudy
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