Cats (2019)

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 (screenplay by), Tom Hooper (screenplay by)

Stars:

James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo

Bottom Rated Movies #25 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robbie Fairchild	...	Munkustrap
Mette Towley	...	Cassandra
Daniela Norman	...	Demeter
Jaih Betote	...	Coricopat
Larry Bourgeois	...	Plato
Laurent Bourgeois	...	Socrates
Francesca Hayward	...	Victoria
Jonadette Carpio	...	Syllabub
Laurie Davidson	...	Mr. Mistoffelees
Zizi Strallen	...	Tantomile
Freya Rowley	...	Jellylorum
Idris Elba	...	Macavity
Naoimh Morgan	...	Rumpleteazer
Danny Collins	...	Mungojerrie
Bluey Robinson	...	Alonzo

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

elderly people | worst picture razzie winner | dancing | uncanny valley | singing | 

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Taglines:

The Must-See Musical Event

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude and suggestive humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jellicle or Jellicles is said or sung 128 times throughout the film, not including the closing credits.

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Goofs

When Jennyanydots is showing the marching roaches to the other cats, the roaches suddenly appear on the table despite not being there in the previous shot.

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Quotes

Mr. Mistoffelees: [from trailer] Cross paws.

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Crazy Credits

The Universal Pictures, Working Title Films and Amblin Entertainment logos are seen at the beginning of the film itself, but never appear in the film's trailers/TV spots.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Jeremy Jahns: Cats (2019)

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Soundtracks

Beautiful Ghosts (Victoria's Song)
Written by Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performed by Francesca Hayward

User Reviews

What were they thinking?

I...it just...I can't....I...I got nothing.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

UK USA Canada Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cats

Filming Locations:

Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$95,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,619,870, 22 December 2019

Gross USA:

$27,166,770

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$73,835,438

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Films, Amblin Entertainment, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1