Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Everything is connected.

R 2012 · 172 min · ★ 6.9 (8K) · Drama, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Lana Wachowski · Written by Lilly Wachowski

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Tom Hanks Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
Halle Berry Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
Jim Broadbent Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Hugo Weaving Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
Jim Sturgess Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law
Bae Doona Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
Ben Whishaw Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
James D'Arcy Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist
Zhou Xun Talbot / Hotel Manager / Yoona-939 / Rose
Keith David Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Susan Sarandon Madame Horrox / Older Ursula / Yusouf Suleiman / Abbess
Hugh Grant Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief

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