Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

PG

2009

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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When hard times hit Swallow Falls, its townspeople can only afford to eat sardines. Flint Lockwood, a failed inventor, thinks he has the answer to the town's crisis. He builds a machine that converts water into food, and becomes a local hero when tasty treats fall from the sky like rain. But when the machine spins out of control and threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food, Flint finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew.

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Critics Consensus

Quirky humor, plucky characters and solid slapstick make this family comedy a frenetically tasty time at the movies.

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Evan Williams

The Australian

06/27/2014

3/5

There are many funny moments and some pleasing suspense towards the end, but as a cautionary tale about the dangers of overeating and obesity it's more likely to boost sales at the candy bar. That may be one good reason for watching it at home.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

11/26/2009

3.5/5

Writer-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have expanded a 30-page children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett into a 3D animated feature which boasts intricate design and goofy humour.

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

11/26/2009

3/5

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs is visually inventive and exuberant, and has some neat running gags. But its characterisations are a little disappointing.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Jan 7

3.5/4

Nearly every kid probably fantasized about the idea of food falling from the sky like rain and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs gives those visions life.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

06/18/2024

2/4

...a fun, larger-than-life premise that is, at the outset, employed to compulsively watchable effect...

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Sean Axmaker

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02/04/2023

Director/writer team Phil Lord and Chris Miller cobble a story around the storybook’s premise but it’s the whimsical imagery of raining hamburgers, a Jell-O mold castle, an ice-cream winter wonderland, and a spaghetti tornado that carries the film.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12

Uma comédia de animação bastante divertida que se destaca pelo seu ritmo acelerado e estilo visual muito caricato. A premissa da máquina que transforma água em comida gera situações criativas e piadas absurdas que funcionam muito bem.

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Jaxson P

@JaxsonPayne Jul 5

like its alr but i like the second one is better tbh.

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Movie G

@Movieguy565 Jul 4

Bill hader's laugh when he breaks into the house during the "snowball" scene is the best laugh in cinematic history.

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Jun 24

Feels like this is a movie I would've loved as a child, but I don't think I've seen it before. Fair to say, I thought it was really fun!

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John K

@WQCMI Jun 24

Grew up with this film and I love it. The characters are memorable, the story is a good modern take on the book, the animation was peak for 2009 and the father-son dynamic for the film is heartwarming. Plus, can't forget Mr. T! I wish we can get a live-action remake of this, it would be incredible (I can imagine Matt Smith playing Flint.)

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America I

@RT34958892 Jun 15

This culinary catastrophe comes to life in the 2009 animated hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a wild, laugh-out-loud adventure from Sony Pictures Animation. At the center of the chaos is Flint Lockwood, a well-meaning but perpetually misunderstood inventor who dreams of changing his dreary hometown of Swallow Falls. Tired of the town’s dismal reliance on sardines, Flint builds the "FLDSMDFR," a sophisticated machine designed to transform water into delicious, ready-to-eat meals. What starts as a miraculous solution to local hunger quickly spirals into a global climate crisis, as the machine begins churning out dangerous, gargantuan food storms. As the world teeters on the brink of becoming an unintended "Foodtopia," Flint must team up with quirky meteorologist Sam Sparks and a colorful cast of locals to pull the plug on his own creation.

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Bill Hader

Flint Lockwood

Anna Faris

Sam Sparks

James Caan

Tim Lockwood

Andy Samberg

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - It's Raining Burgers

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - Spaghetti Tornado

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - I Love My Son

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - A Food Hurricane

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - Ice Cream Snow Day

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Official Clip - Kitchen's Closed!

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Synopsis

When hard times hit Swallow Falls, its townspeople can only afford to eat sardines. Flint Lockwood, a failed inventor, thinks he has the answer to the town's crisis. He builds a machine that converts water into food, and becomes a local hero when tasty treats fall from the sky like rain. But when the machine spins out of control and threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food, Flint finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew.

Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Producer: Pam Marsden
Screenwriter: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Sony Pictures Animation
Rating: PG (Brief Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m

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