Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, loosely based on the 1978 children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, and Neil Patrick Harris. The film centers around an aspiring inventor named Flint Lockwood who develops, following a series of failed experiments, a machine that can convert water into food. After the machine becomes rogue and begins to develop food storms, Flint must stop it in order to save the world.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles on September 12, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing, and was released in the United States on September 18 by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label. It was a box office success, grossing $243 million against a budget of $100 million. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 67th Golden Globe Awards. A sequel, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, was released in 2013, while an animated television series premiered in 2017.