

Cloud Atlas
Everything is connected.
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.
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6.9/10
7,744 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $102M
- Box office
- $130.5M
- Language
- English
- future
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- clone
- dystopia
- lgbt
- multiple storylines
- duringcreditsstinger
- century
- woman director
- 1930s
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Behind the camera
Produced in
Germany, United States of America, China, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereThe New Yorker Festival6 Oct 2012
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival8 Oct 2012
- PremiereLos Angeles, California24 Oct 2012
- TheatricalR26 Oct 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1522 Feb 2013
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+28 Feb 2013
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2012
- Theatrical14A26 Oct 2012
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical183 Jan 2013
BelarusBY
- Theatrical8 Nov 2012
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical20 Mar 2013
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1611 Jan 2013
ChinaCN
- Theatrical31 Jan 2013
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical22 Nov 2012
- Physical20 Mar 2013
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1514 Mar 2013
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP13 Mar 2013
- PhysicalDVD & Bluray13 Jul 2013
- TVCiné+ Frisson12 Jul 2015
Frequently asked questions
Cloud Atlas was released on 26 October 2012.
Audience reviews
4- A7/10
Andres Gomez
5/13/2013
Interesting film with an exceptional cast, fantastic performances and characterizations. The story, though, is a bit difficult to follow and, in the end, seems to not have a real point.
- T7.5/10
Travis Bell
8/13/2013
Cloud Atlas was a very well made movie but unlike a lot of movies that try to tell simultaneous stories and then have them come together at the end, this one just didn't for me. I'm still unclear as to the point of it all. Another issue I had was a general feeling of goofiness. Sure, the Cavendish story was pure comedy but the rest of the stories just didn't feel serious enough to me. It carried my attention fo…
- V6/10
Vlad Mihalca
1/13/2022
A not-easy-to-follow film, we are presented with sub-plots from several times and places, both past and future - in which the same characters seem to be involved. An interesting idea, good images but yu need to have a particular taste in movies in order to fully enjoy Cloud Atlas. I feel that the average audience may not be heavily impressed with they way it conveys its message - by going from one timeline to anot…
- T9/10
Torsten Rüger
8/23/2025
The true legacy of the Wachowskis, so close to pulling off the impossible that it is not wholly understandable in one viewing. The central theme is the idea of karma. Actions affecting our lives, not just in this life but through several incarnations. Thrown in is the idea of connectedness, no one really being independent but connected and dependant on others. The format through which these themes are worked are …
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