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Name: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Director: Phil Lord
Genre: animation, comedy, family
Released: 2009
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has an iRankMovies score of 72.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Prepare to get served.

Release:2009

Runtime:1h 30m

Country:United States

Director:Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Language:English

Genre

AnimationComedyFamily

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Keywords

InventorWeatherFoodBased On Children S BookHopeful

iRank72

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 283K votes

Rotten Tomatoes85%

Metacritic66%

TMDb6.7/10· 6K votes

With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

Cast of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Bill Hader
as Flint Lockwood (voice)
Anna Faris
as Sam Sparks (voice)
James Caan
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Andy Samberg
as "Baby" Brent (voice)
Bruce Campbell
as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Mr. T
as Earl Devereaux (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson
as Cal Devereaux (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
as Manny (voice)
Neil Patrick Harris
as Steve (voice)
Al Roker
as Patrick Patrickson (voice)
Lauren Graham
as Fran Lockwood (voice)
Will Forte
as Joe Towne (voice)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs facts

Budget: $100M
Box office: $243M
Collection: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Collection

Our take on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Phil Lord's 2009 animated comedy follows would-be inventor Flint Lockwood, whose latest gadget makes clouds rain food, briefly turning his struggling town of Chewandswallow into a paradise for its down-and-out citizens. But when the portions swell to gargantuan size, Flint has to scramble to regain control of the machine before the wild weather destroys everything. It's a fast, visually inventive family film with a manic sense of humor and a sweet undercurrent about accepting yourself and your family. Kids will love the spectacle of falling burgers and giant meatballs, and the wit is quick enough to keep adults grinning. A bright, warm-hearted choice for all ages.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Visual creativity sustains whimsical premise throughout entire feature runtime
•Inventor character carries emotional depth beneath comedic surface elements
•Animation style demonstrates technical facility while serving story requirements