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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

2009 · Movie · PG · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · 76% critics

AnimationComedyFamily

A struggling inventor creates a machine that makes food fall from the sky, bringing excitement and hope to a town in need. When the tasty weather grows wildly oversized, the community faces a messy crisis that only quick thinking can stop.

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Details
Years
2009
Release date
2009-09-17
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
90 min
Critic score
76/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (6,464 votes)
Box office
$243,000,000
Budget
$100,000,000
About

You’ll enjoy this if you want a silly, energetic animated comedy with big visual gags, especially for fans of Meet the Robinsons; Not for you if noisy chaos or juvenile humor wears you out.

Pros: imaginative food chaos; funny fast energy; colorful family fun | Cons: predictable story; manic action; uneven characters

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • inventor
  • weather
  • food
  • based on children's book
  • hopeful

Awards & recognition

  • Annie AwardBest Animated Feature · 2009 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Animated Feature · 2009 · nominated

Cast & crew