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Cloud Atlas (2012)

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer · 172 min · Drama, Science Fiction

50.7 TOPICAL score · #1,875 of 6,776 films

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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.

Cloud Atlas (2012, directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer) has a TOPICAL score of 50.7 - ranked 1,875 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 66% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 55. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (7,728 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics35
Audience72
Awards0
Historical impact81
Lasting engagement90
Cast94
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Tom Hanks (actor #1), Halle Berry (actor #586), Jim Broadbent (actor #299), Hugo Weaving (actor #427)

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