Charlie St. Cloud

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Charlie St. Cloud

PG-13

Released Jul 30, 2010

1h 39m

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

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Adored by his single mother and his little brother Sam, Charlie St. Cloud (Zac Efron) is an accomplished sailor and college-bound senior with a bright future ahead of him. When Sam dies in a terrible accident, Charlie's dreams die with him. But, so strong is the brothers' bond that, in the hour before each sunset, Charlie and Sam meet to play catch. The return of a former classmate (Amanda Crew) leads Charlie to a difficult choice: remain stuck in the past, or let love lead him to the future.

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Critics Consensus

Zac Efron gives it his all, but Charlie St. Cloud is too shallow and cloying to offer much more than eye candy for his fans.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This is supposed to be an inspirational drama about overcoming grief, but with High School Musical dreamboat Zac Efron in the title role, it keeps turning into a Tiger Beat photo spread.

Aug 10, 2022

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

There's not much on this movie's mind but photogenic healing, and making all the girls go ga-ga at the sight of Efron mewling with grief.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2010

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

While the subject matter tends towards morbidity, the film-makers strive to divert us with many dappling sunsets, the blue of Ephron's eyes and a sappy melodrama that even 13-year-old girls might scoff at.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 8, 2010

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It doesn't help that Efron is just so darn beautiful.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

the film cranks up the level of schmaltz to a fever pitch

Rated: 2/5

Jan 5, 2014

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John Hanlon

Big Hollywood

Melodramatic and off-putting, this Zac Efron drama is a complete mess.

Rated: 2.0/5

Dec 31, 2012

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I Am F

Good kids drama. Zac Efron is very likable here.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Grace H

Definitely eye candy for Z fans. Not much else. He does a good job

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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justin r

A film where Efron shows a lot of range through material that feels so contrived, it's like watching a fluffy after school special. ** out of ****.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Sad on so many levels, on mostly not in a good way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/22

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Audience Member

Hollywood has always used their movies for social engineering but they're so overt with it now. It's become fashionable to openly bash one demographic, so all of the bad guys encountered in this movie belong to that group. Meanwhile, other demographics are all portrayed as compassionate even-headed folks willing to volunteer their final hours for the benefit of others. Even when they're shown with firearms and looting, they're portrayed as nice folks. The only thing missing was blaming the catastrophe on climate change, although there was plenty of other "programming" they pushed on the audience. Someone needs to create a website that breaks down movies and lists all of messages they're trying to program the audience with so they can shift the Overton window. Folks are waking up to this, and noticing this sort of thing and others should help them.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

It wasn't one of the movie list to see... was on cable tv and I've seen until the end! Surprisingly interesting!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

Adored by his single mother and his little brother Sam, Charlie St. Cloud (Zac Efron) is an accomplished sailor and college-bound senior with a bright future ahead of him. When Sam dies in a terrible accident, Charlie's dreams die with him. But, so strong is the brothers' bond that, in the hour before each sunset, Charlie and Sam meet to play catch. The return of a former classmate (Amanda Crew) leads Charlie to a difficult choice: remain stuck in the past, or let love lead him to the future.

Director: Burr Steers
Producer: Marc Platt
Screenwriter: Craig Pearce, Lewis Colick
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Relativity, Marc Platt Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|An Intense Accident Scene|Some Sensuality|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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