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Cats

  • 2019
  • PG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
2.8/10
58K
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Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, and Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
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A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

  • Director
    • Tom Hooper
  • Writers
    • Lee Hall
    • Tom Hooper
    • Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Stars
    • James Corden
    • Judi Dench
    • Jason Derulo
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.8/10
    58K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • Lee Hall
      • Tom Hooper
      • Andrew Lloyd Webber
    • Stars
      • James Corden
      • Judi Dench
      • Jason Derulo
    • 2.2KUser reviews
    • 261Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 8 nominations total

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    James Corden
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    • Bustopher Jones
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    Idris Elba
    Idris Elba
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    Robbie Fairchild
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    • (as Mette Towley)
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    Freya Rowley
    • Jellylorum
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    Naoimh Morgan
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    • Mungojerrie
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    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • Lee Hall
      • Tom Hooper
      • Andrew Lloyd Webber
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    1sjreid2003

    Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen

    Sorry to pile on, but in my 55 years I have never walked out of a movie until now. We had high hopes, we love musicals, but good lord, this was awful on every level.
    1jerseypiper77

    I Prayed For The First Time in Decades. What a disaster.

    I'm not a praying man, but I was praying so hard for this movie to end. From the fist minute, I knew this movie was going to be a disaster. What a waste of talented actors.
    1irishboy141

    The best horror movie since 2018's Hereditary.

    This film is truely a masterpeice in unintentional horror. The effects are so special I'm going to have nightmares for weeks to come. Why they didn't just dress the actors in costumes and makeup I have no idea, either the filmmakers are lazy or someone wanted to push the boundries of visual effects. Cats pushes those effects right off a cliff into the uncanny valley. The design and look is freakin disgusting.

    I never saw the stage musical, so I didn't know what I was in for. This movie that has no plot, it's just a bunch of random cats introducing themselves. I tried to enjoy it as a so-bad-it's-good cringefest, but the lack of plot and the terrible effects make it impossible.

    If you can't even look at the screen without feeling annoyed & disgusted, it's impossible to enjoy it in anyway.

    Thanks Tom Hooper.
    drednm

    In the Litter Box

    CGI mess of a movie with caterwauling "stars" in ugly costumes and abysmal dance numbers based on the hit Broadway musical.

    The movie is ugly to look at and is an assault on the ears with Jennifer Hudson screaming at the top of her lungs and every other "singer" shown in loving close-up as they mug through their numbers. This includes Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift and others.

    Really, I thought Hudson was trying to cough up a hairball. She should have. It would have been the highlight of the film.
    1saraah_xo

    Awful

    The most entertaining part of this entire movie was reading these hilariously bad reviews. It was SO boring and hard to watch.

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    The Cast of 'Cats' Play Our 'Cats Out of the Bag' Game

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      On 21 December 2019, a mere two days after its release, Universal Pictures announced they would be releasing a new version with updated CGI at an undisclosed time.
    • Goofs
      A few calico cats, including Mungojerrie, are male. Although the nature of chromosomes causes most calico cats to be female, it is a little known fact that male calico cats can exist, although they are extremely rare.
    • Quotes

      Victoria: But the memories were lost long ago. So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens without any opening credits. The title of the film is stated just before the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      An "completely finished" version, which improves the VFX, replaces the "Early Preview" version with the use of the Digital Cinema Package (DCP) that with downloaded onto a satellite server after the opening weekend, as demanded by Universal Studios International (UIP). Hard drives copies will be released at indie cinemas on Christmas Eve.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Uh... Meow? (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Australia
      • Japan
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Những Chú Mèo
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Warner Drive, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Working Title Films
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Perfect World Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $95,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,166,770
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,619,870
      • Dec 22, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $78,351,211
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • DTS:X
      • Auro 11.1
      • D-Cinema 96kHz 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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