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Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud

Life is for living.

20107.01h 39m

Overview

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Directed by Burr Steers
Written by Craig Pearce, Lewis Colick
Produced by Marc Platt
Box OfficeBudget: $44.0MRevenue: $48.2M

Top Cast

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie Tahan

Charlie Tahan

Sam St. Cloud

Amanda Crew

Amanda Crew

Tess Carroll

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

Alistair Wooley

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Tink Weatherbee

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Louise St. Cloud

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Florio Ferrente

Dave Franco

Dave Franco

Sully

Matt Ward

Matt Ward

Connors

Miles Chalmers

Miles Chalmers

Latham

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbased on novel or booksailingghostyoung adult

About Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of sibling relationship, based on novel or book, sailing, ghost, young adult. Directed by Burr Steers, it stars Zac Efron, Charlie Tahan, Amanda Crew. Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

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