Cloud Atlas
2012 · TMDB 6.9
Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
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.
Why it matters
The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer weave six stories across centuries, suggesting that love and violence recur in different bodies and eras. The editing makes the connections feel like memory rather than coincidence.
- Runtime
- 172 min
- Released
- 2012-10-26
- Studio
- Cloud Atlas Productions
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.9
KinoChain appearances
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Connected films
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Linked through chains, directors and neighbouring cinema.
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After Life
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Paradise Lost
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Train to Busan
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Decision to Leave
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Summer Wars
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Her
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The Matrix
Same director
Jupiter Ascending
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Speed Racer
Same director
People
Key contributors
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Lilly Wachowski
Director
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Lana Wachowski
Director
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Tom Tykwer
Director
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Tom Hanks
Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
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Halle Berry
Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
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Jim Broadbent
Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
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Hugo Weaving
Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
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Jim Sturgess
Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law
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Bae Doona
Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
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Ben Whishaw
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
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James D'Arcy
Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist
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