Cloud Atlas

Director: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Writer: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, Keith David, James D'Arcy, Jim Broadbent
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Distributor: Warner Brothers
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Tagline: Everything is Connected

Synopsis: Based on David Mitchell's novel about six intersecting stories each set in a different time and place.

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Chinese Censors Cut 40 Minutes Out Of 'Cloud Atlas,' Snip & Tweak 'Skyfall'

By now, it's well known and irksomely tolerated that all films face the wrath of a given market's ratings board or censors if wide distribution remains in their sights. While the MPAA and BBFC occasionally produce a decision that leaves some films weakened by cuts or alternate takes, the lat...
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Critics Weigh in on Worst Movies of 2012

Critics let the fur fly when they unleash their scorn on the year's worst movies, the dregs at the bottom of the barrel, the flicks that really waste their time. For your reading pleasure we present an assortment of "Worst Movies of the Year" lists. Our own is right here.
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Village Voice Names 'The Master' Best Film Of 2012, 'Cloud Atlas' The Worst Film Of 2012

Well, here's some news that will make one group of fanboys really happy, and another group of fanboys really mad. The sands in the hourglass of 2012 continue to run down, and Village Voice has dropped their list of the best and worst movies. And as always, there's plenty to discuss.
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Time Magazine Names 'Cloud Atlas' The Worst Movie Of 2012; 'John Carter' Comes In Second Place

Well, you can't have the best of the year without the worst, and while Cahiers Du Cinema got the ball rolling on the top films of the year, Time Magazine has dropped their rundown of the worst. And topping it all? The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer's "Cloud Atlas."
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Criticwire Reviews

'Cloud Atlas' Sharply (and Kind of Weirdly) Divides Critics

They generally agree about what this sci-fi epic is -- they just can't agree whether they like it or not.
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Thompson on Hollywood Reviews

Weekend Preview: Julia Loktev's Psychological Slow Burner 'The Loneliest Planet,' An Ambitious but Flawed 'Cloud Atlas'

While "Cloud Atlas" gets all the attention this weekend (good and bad), several other films are worth checking out for those not interesting in spending nearly three hours watching movie stars play multiple parts (races, genders, etc) to a mostly unsatisfying conclusion. While ambitious an...
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Leonard Maltin Reviews

Cloud Atlas

Enthralling and frustrating…far-reaching and obtuse…grandiose and gimmicky. 'Cloud Atlas' is all of these and more, and while I was less taken with the film at its conclusion than I was midway through, it offered me a unique moviegoing experience for which I am grateful.
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The Playlist Reviews

Review: 'Cloud Atlas' Is Bold, Messy & Disappointingly Unimaginative

With The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer literally throwing a critic off the roof of a building to his death in the opening moments of the nearly three-hour "Cloud Atlas," it's clear that they aren't concerned in the slightest with how this ambitious effort will be received. And you cert...
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Indiewire Reviews

Out This Week: 10 Reviews of New Releases, From 'Cloud Atlas' to Tony Bennett

This weekly column is intended to provide reviews of nearly every new indie release (and in certain cases studio films), including some VOD titles. Specific release dates and locations follow each review.
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