Clouds

Name: Clouds
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: October 16, 2020
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Dylan Everett, Jason Mraz, LilRel Howery, Madison Iseman, Mylène Dinh-Robic

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Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): October 16, 2020 | TV-PG

Starring: Dylan Everett, Jason Mraz, LilRel Howery, Madison Iseman, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Neve Campbell, Sabrina Carpenter, Steffan Argus, Summer H. Howell, Tom Everett Scott, Vivien Endicott Douglas

Summary: Based on an incredible true story, seventeen-year-old Zach Sobiech is a fun-loving high school senior with raw musical talent. But a few weeks into his senior year, just as his dream girl finally reciprocates his crush, Zach’s world gets turned upside down when he finds out his cancer has spread, and he now has only six months to live. WithBased on an incredible true story, seventeen-year-old Zach Sobiech is a fun-loving high school senior with raw musical talent. But a few weeks into his senior year, just as his dream girl finally reciprocates his crush, Zach’s world gets turned upside down when he finds out his cancer has spread, and he now has only six months to live. With the limited time he has left, he and his best friend and writing partner, Sammy, decide to follow their dreams and finally make an album. Little did they know; the world would soon catch on and they would become a viral phenomenon. With time running out, Zach is confronted with the reality that no matter how he spends his time, he is going to hurt the people he loves the most, including the love of his life Amy. As Zach’s health condition begins to worsen, he is left to make difficult decisions about how to spend his time and more importantly with whom. Ultimately, he discovers the best way to say goodbye is with music, and his hit song Clouds is born. With a raw, unfiltered and beautiful look at the heartbreaking duality of life set to uplifting music, Zach’s inspiring story is a testament to what can happen when you start to live as if each day might be your last.… Expand

Director: Justin Baldoni

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 121 min

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RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Oct 16, 2020

This movie is a reminder that we should not have to wait to fly above the clouds to keep our lives wild and precious. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Oct 14, 2020

Clouds keeps its focus squarely on the ground from start to finish, and it soars that much higher for it. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Oct 14, 2020

Anyone who has ever watched a movie about young love and the C-word (no, not Clouds) will know exactly where the film is headed, as well as the obligatory narrative beats that stretch out the inevitable. But for a sob story, Clouds is not nearly as watery as it could have been. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 12, 2020

The tears in Clouds are built in. But all this manipulation feels excessive, unnecessary padding for a story that needed a vigorous trimming to break your heart and uplift you as it does. Read full review

Josh Spiegel

Oct 13, 2020

While Clouds absolutely has its heart in the right place, that heart doesn’t translate into a similarly winning story. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Oct 16, 2020

At a distended two hours, the film becomes a bit of a slog as it deliberately tracks Sobiech’s senior year of high school as he bravely marches — with equal parts humor and sorrow — toward his demise. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Oct 15, 2020

While Clouds is as doe-eyed and puppyish as an acoustic serenade, Baldoni is wise to recognize that attention must be paid to Zach’s survivors. Read full review

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Hrgylle

Oct 16, 2020

I read all the review and yea they are right about that all the sad screen are building up and you can kind of predict them....
Normally I’m a real hard critic when it comes to movies, I normally don’t share my opinion because I know I’m a really hard critic.
But I can’t hold it back,I read all the review and yea they are right about that all the sad screen are building up and you can kind of predict them....
Normally I’m a real hard critic when it comes to movies, I normally don’t share my opinion because I know I’m a really hard critic.
But I can’t hold it back, despite the predictable sad scenes all the timing we’re so right in how are the clip the scenes. They were so powerful emotional that’s no matter how much i fight that comes some tears.
Movies where the story is based on real life, they hit so hard this time they done it again… Expand

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nicolodurantee

Nov 18, 2020

Partiamo dal presupposto che non avrei dato manco una lira a questo film, ma dopo aver letto la trama mi ha troppo incuriosito e così l'ho guardato e posso dire che me ne sono innammorato, film veramente emozionante, storia travolgente e molto triste, personalmente penso sia uno dei pochiPartiamo dal presupposto che non avrei dato manco una lira a questo film, ma dopo aver letto la trama mi ha troppo incuriosito e così l'ho guardato e posso dire che me ne sono innammorato, film veramente emozionante, storia travolgente e molto triste, personalmente penso sia uno dei pochi film che mi ha fatto piangere veramente troppo, lo amo… Expand

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bdavenport2005

Nov 4, 2020

This movie was fantastic. It taught me to think about life differently, and made me realize how precious life is. Zach taught me that you don't have to be dying to start living.

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2020

There's plenty of good intentions in this film, and it actually means well, but the emotional manipulation is unequivocally a burden it can't get rid of, because its story wouldn't work otherwise.

And there's nothing I hate more than emotional manipulation, especially when dealing with aThere's plenty of good intentions in this film, and it actually means well, but the emotional manipulation is unequivocally a burden it can't get rid of, because its story wouldn't work otherwise.

And there's nothing I hate more than emotional manipulation, especially when dealing with a disease, and specifically with a disease as delicate as cancer.

And for me it seems far-fetched, that a film that is supposed to be uplifting and inspirational, is more interested in dragging you through the dramatic overload with the obvious intention of provoking tears. So I must say that I wasn't happy with it.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Jan 11, 2021

Who are you people?! This is the most overly sensitive, melodramatic crap I've ever seen. Might as well just go into a dark room and listen to Wildfire and Shannon on repeat. Bleck!

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