Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Everything is connected.

Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski

Produced by Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions

2012172 min6.9 / 10

An ambitious, interconnected epic spanning centuries that weaves action, mystery, and romance into a meditation on how individual souls and kindness ripple across time to shape destiny.

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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Questions people ask

  • Is Cloud Atlas one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Does Cloud Atlas end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Cloud Atlas sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Cloud Atlas violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Cloud Atlas easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Cloud Atlas scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Cloud Atlas, and what each one shares →

Like Cloud Atlas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cloud Atlas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cloud Atlas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cloud Atlas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cloud Atlas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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