Tom Hanks Stars in the Most Beautiful Sci-Fi Movie Ever, Say Fans!

Tom Hanks is one of Hollywood’s most famous and beloved actors, and throughout his extensive career, he has moved us with films such as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Terminal, and You’ve Got Mail.

However, in addition to these dramas and romantic comedies, it’s important to remember that this iconic actor also starred in a remarkably intriguing science fiction film with stunning cinematography and a wonderful array of visual effects: Cloud Atlas, released in theaters in 2012 and one of his top three favorite films to shoot!

The movie, directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer, and based on the novel of the same name by British writer David Mitchell, presents a story that spans five centuries across various timelines, where beings intersect and find each other from one life to the next, being born and reborn repeatedly—a metaphysical movie that, like these 15 other blockbusters, baffled its audience…

This mysterious plot delves into how individual actions impact lives past, present, and future, or how a single soul transforms from a killer into a hero, and one act of kindness reverberates through the centuries to inspire a revolution. In the visually stunning film, the six interconnected stories take viewers from the 19th century South Pacific to a post-apocalyptic future: an astonishing and captivating journey.

Moreover, Cloud Atlas can boast of its stellar cast including, but not limited to, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, and Keith David.

A colossal box office failure at the time of its release, the film grossed only $130 million. In France, it attracted just over 439,000 viewers. Fourteen years later, it merits serious reevaluation.