Cloud Atlas (2012)

Cloud Atlas rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 386K votes

Rotten Tomatoes66%

Metacritic55%

TMDb6.9/10· 8K votes

With 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Cloud Atlas

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.

Cast of Cloud Atlas

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  Tom Hanks

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

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  Halle Berry

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

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  Jim Broadbent

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

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  Hugo Weaving

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

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  Jim Sturgess

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

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  Bae Doona

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

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  Ben Whishaw

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

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  James D'Arcy

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

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  Zhou Xun

  as Talbot / Hotel Manager / Yoona-939 / Rose

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  Keith David

  as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient

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  Susan Sarandon

  as Madame Horrox / Older Ursula / Yusouf Suleiman / Abbess

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  Hugh Grant

  as Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief

Cloud Atlas facts

Budget

$102M

Box office

$130.5M

Our take on Cloud Atlas

Adapted from David Mitchell's award-winning novel and directed by Tom Tykwer with the Wachowskis, this 2012 science-fiction drama nests six stories spanning the 19th century to a distant post-apocalyptic future. It traces how individual acts and their consequences ripple across the past, present and future, following one soul shaped from a killer into a hero while a single kindness echoes over centuries to spark a far-off revolution. Action, mystery and romance interlace throughout. Ambitious and structurally bold, it asks viewers to hold many threads at once. Best suited to those who enjoy sprawling, idea-driven storytelling and don't mind a demanding, time-hopping puzzle.