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Cloud Atlas

Movie·2012·Drama, Science Fiction·2h 52m·6.9 (7,532)·Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

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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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Tom HanksTom HanksDr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / ZachryHalle BerryHalle BerryNative Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / MeronymJim BroadbentJim BroadbentCaptain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2Hugo WeavingHugo WeavingHaskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old GeorgieJim SturgessJim SturgessAdam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-LawBae DoonaBae DoonaTilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi ProstituteBen WhishawBen WhishawCabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / TribesmanJames D'ArcyJames D'ArcyYoung Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist

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