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Cloud Atlas

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Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.
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Critics Consensus

Its sprawling, ambitious blend of thought-provoking narrative and eye-catching visuals will prove too unwieldy for some, but the sheer size and scope of Cloud Atlas are all but impossible to ignore.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Mar 23, 2022
3.5/4
I was hypnotized by Cloud Atlas. Go to Full Review Brandy Howard Autostraddle Aug 31, 2021
[There's'] far too many actors in this town to have to bother paying Tom Hanks $100,000,000 and putting him in nine hundred scenes as different ethnicities and races. Go to Full Review Julie Goldman Bitch Media Aug 31, 2021
There were so many prosthetic noses. Go to Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek Jul 14, 2026
2/5
This film ambitiously attempts to show a karmic cycle, the application of the Golden Rule in seven different stories, yet the movie does seem to reflect a troubling racist bias. Go to Full Review Allison Rose FlickDirect Dec 28, 2025
3.5/5
Cloud Atlas remains an ambitious, cast-driven epic whose scope impresses even when its structure overwhelms. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Dec 20, 2025
3/4
The problem with many films offering multiple storylines is that interest ebbs and flows as the picture moves from one saga to the next. Cloud Atlas is unique in that all six stories are accorded equal weight and manage to maintain interest. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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treeart Z @RT18173845 Oct 6, 2026 玩太多技术了，（化妆，剪辑，） 越是老生常谈的内核，（轮回和反抗） 其实更应该化繁为简，用真情去表达。 目前用太多不是服务于表达本身的技术，确实多少分散注意力， （因为不觉得一人分饰多角能很好的强调主题） 既没有拍出类似百年孤独关于轮回和宿命的史诗感，也没有肥皂剧的流畅度和亲切感， 想拍的复杂反而觉得松散了，使人物立不住，主要也不是特别流畅 这个电影，虽然看懂了，但很难再去看第二遍 See more Dennui S @dennui Sep 30, 2026 Cloud Atlas is an amazing novel, one of my favorites. The novel is structured like Russian dolls, one story nested in another. Characters appear and reappear as different souls centuries apart. It would be pretty hard to reimagine Cloud Atlas as a movie, as is shown with this film. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 13, 2026 Cloud Atlas = a 3.5 star Movie! See more Daniel T @daniel.tison Aug 29, 2026 Everything is connected and every little action has an impact echoing far in the future. See more Ravinder S @FlyingSkeleton Aug 15, 2026 Great acting. Jumping every 30 seconds to a different timeline was a bit comfusing at first but perplexing throughout nonetheless. Not quite sure what the great reveal or what the point was in the end. See more Sergio A. G @RT95532440 Jul 22, 2026 The second time I watched it I could get the whole plot, still one of my favorite movies. It’s a sci-fi love story if you’d ask me. See more Read all reviews
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Lana Wachowski

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Lilly Wachowski

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Tom Tykwer

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Tom Hanks

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Halle Berry

Luisa Rey

Jim Broadbent

Timothy Cavendish

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Synopsis Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.
Director
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Producer
Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski
Screenwriter
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Production, Anarchos Productions Inc.
Rating
R (Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.1M
Runtime
2h 52m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby A, DTS
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