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Charlie St. Cloud

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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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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 08/10/2022
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. Go to Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 10/08/2010
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 10/08/2010
1/5
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. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/05/2020
2.5/4.0
It doesn't help that Efron is just so darn beautiful. Go to Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 01/05/2014
2/5
the film cranks up the level of schmaltz to a fever pitch Go to Full Review John Hanlon Big Hollywood 12/31/2012
2.0/5
Melodramatic and off-putting, this Zac Efron drama is a complete mess. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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I Am F @Creepblaster 02/10/2025 Good kids drama. Zac Efron is very likable here. See more Grace H @gracehof 09/07/2023 Definitely eye candy for Z fans. Not much else. He does a good job See more justin r 10/16/2022 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 ****. See more 10/12/2022 Sad on so many levels, on mostly not in a good way. See more 05/20/2022 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. See more 02/02/2021 It wasn't one of the movie list to see... was on cable tv and I've seen until the end! Surprisingly interesting! See more Read all reviews
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Burr Steers

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Zac Efron

Charlie St. Cloud

Amanda Crew

Tess Carroll

Donal Logue

Tink Weatherbee

Charlie Tahan

Sam St. Cloud

Ray Liotta

Florio Ferrente

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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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