Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

"Prepare to get served."

2009 1h 30m EN

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6.7

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85%

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 6,656🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 282,964

AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

“Prepare to get served.”

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Cast

Bill Hader
Flint Lockwood (voice)
Anna Faris
Sam Sparks (voice)
James Caan
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Andy Samberg
"Baby" Brent (voice)
Bruce Campbell
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Mr. T
Earl Devereaux (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson
Cal Devereaux (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
Manny (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Phil Lord
Writers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kris Pearn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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310+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Fisher Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bill Hader and Anna Faris and James Caan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Phil Lord directs. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Robert Fisher Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Part of the "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5310+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Robert Fisher Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bill Hader and Anna Faris and James Caan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Prepare to get served.".
10IMDB entry: tt0844471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing: Robert Fisher Jr.
Production design: Justin K. Thompson
Makeup / hair: Rod Ibanez
VFX supervisor: Rob Bredow
Sound: John Pospisil
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000,000
Box office: $242,988,466
Return: 243% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 282,964 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 14 nominations total

Part of

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Collection

A computer-animated comic science fiction film series featuring Flint Lockwood and his machine that transforms water into food called the «Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator» (FLDSMDFR).

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Gimly2019-04-12
★ 5/10
For something so far out of my wheelhouse, I do have a certain level of appreciation for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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