Cloud Atlas is a 2012 American action drama directed by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski and produced by Stefan Arndt, Grant Hill, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski. The screenplay was written by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski and is based on the book Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
Rated: R (movie contains violence, language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use)
Run Time: 2h 52min
Release Date: October 26, 2012 (USA)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cloud Atlas stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Ben Wishaw, James D’Arcy, Susan Sarandon, Keith David, Zhou Kun and David Gyasi.
Cloud Atlas is a multitude of interconnected stories over the ages.
Movie Quotes
“Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” – Sonmi-451
“Belief, like fear or love, is a force to be understood as we understand the Theory of Relativity and Principals of Uncertainty: phenomenon that determine the course of our lives. Yesterday, my life was headed in one direction. Today, it is headed in another. Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. These forces that often remake time and space, that can shape and alter who we imagine ourselves to be, begin long before we are born and continue after we perish. Our lives and our choices, like quantum trajectories, are understood moment to moment. At each point of intersection, each encounter suggests a new potential direction.” – Isaac Sachs
“The weak are meat, and the strong do eat.” – Old Georgie
“I believe death is only a door. When it closes, another opens. If I cared to imagine a heaven, I would imagine a door opening and behind it, I would find him there.” – Sonmi-451
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Tom Hanks as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
Halle Berry as Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
Jim Broadbent as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Hugo Weaving as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Jim Sturgess as Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan’s Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam (Zachry’s Brother-In-Law
Doona Bae as Tilda / Megan’s Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
Ben Whishaw as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Keith David as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-Kor Apis / Prescient
James D’Arcy as Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist
Xun Zhou as Talbot (Hotel Manager) / Yoona-939 / Rose
David Gyasi as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophysite
Susan Sarandon as Madame Horrox / Older Ursula / Yusouf Suleiman / Abbess
Hugh Grant as Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief
Robert Fyfe as Old Salty Dog / Mr. Meeks / Prescient 1
Martin Wuttke as Mr. Boerhaave / Guard / Leary the Healer
Robin Morrissey as Young Cavendish
Brody Nicholas Lee as Javier Gomez / Jonas / Zachry’s Older Nephew