Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:106
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Quirky humor, plucky characters and solid slapstick make this family comedy a frenetically tasty time at the movies.
Theatrical Release:Sep 18, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $122,650,135
Synopsis: Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and brainy weathergirl Sam... [More]
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell
Director: Chris Miller, Phil Lord
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Reviews for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
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 4/5 |
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 |
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3.5/5 |
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 |
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3/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
This 3D cartoon based on the popular children's book is sweet and fun -- not to mention a little trippy. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
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 |
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Humorous, fun and sometimes downright odd family flick, that doesn’t address some of its thematic implications. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
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 |
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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 |
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A- |
Almost relentlessly energetic and loony, bursting with random sight gags and subtle, whip-smart comedy. Full Review |
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An original and highly recommended outing for animation fans. Dads can even take their kids... Full Review |
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Charmless. Full Review |
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3/4 |
(N)oodles of good, goofy, family-friendly fun. Full Review |
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5/10 |
After UP set a standard for character development, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS falls short. Full Review |
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B |
One of the year's better animated movies. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Where Pixar would have made a nutritious main course out of the character issues in Lord and Miller's script, "Meatballs" skips them in favor of dessert. Full Review |
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B |
This film is uneven, but it has enough effective humor, good characters and nice 3D animation to make an entertaining movie. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
When I dismiss many children's movies as being insipid and low-brow, I mean they actually insult their young audiences. Not this one. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
December 20, 2009:
Cloudy Directors are Ready to Jump 
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are in talks to make their live-action debut with the upcoming film adaptation of "21 Jump Street." More...
November 24, 2009:
Total Recall: Children's Book Adaptations
As anyone who bore witness to The Cat in the Hat can testify, children's book adaptations can be, putting it mildly, quite hit or miss. But sometimes, with the right mix of... More...
September 27, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Still Hungry For Meatballs
Turning into the sleeper hit of the fall, Sony's blockbuster 3D toon Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs easily ruled the North American box office posting the second smallest... More...
September 20, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: It's Sunny Skies for Cloudy
Moviegoers chose 3D fun over Hollywood stars as the animated comedy Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs powered ahead of expectations to debut at number one grossing more than the... More...
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