The Aristocats

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The Aristocats

G,

1970,

1h 18m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Animation

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64%

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When a retired opera singer leaves her inheritance to her cat, Duchess (Eva Gabor), and three kittens, the woman's butler drugs the cats and abandons them in the countryside in order to inherit the fortune himself. Lost in unfamiliar territory, Duchess and the kittens meet Thomas O'Malley (Phil Harris), an alley cat willing to help them return to their home in Paris. They meet several kooky characters along the way, including two English geese and an alley cat jazz band.

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Critics Consensus

Though The Aristocats is a mostly middling effort for Disney, it is redeemed by terrific work from its voice cast and some jazzy tunes.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 9, 2018

3/4

The Aristocats is in there with the good ones. It is light and pleasant and funny, the characterization is strong, and the voices of Phil Harris and Eva Gabor are charming in their absolute rightness.

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Stefan Kanfer

TIME Magazine

Nov 4, 2009

The animals' exuberance is so infectious and their "acting" so true to human life that by the fadeout The Aristocats does, indeed, give the audience paws for reflection.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Nov 4, 2009

This 1970 animated feature is dull, careless, and all too typical of the Disney studio's slapdash output before the unexpected renaissance of The Rescuers.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Aug 15, 2023

While the animation is cute and the film creates an incredibly likable main cast of characters each with their own unique personality and presence, the narrative is incredibly basic and lacks any deeper dimension when it comes to purpose or poignance.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 27, 2020

5/10

The animation is masterful and the overall design is appealing.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

May 8, 2019

D-

I kind of feel the same way about the Aristocats as I felt about Fun, Fancy and Free. Both felt very lazy and derivative of better films.

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Kylo R

Apr 3, 2019

This movie is ABSOLUTELY DELICOUS.

Jan 26, 2019

The best animated movie ever made!

Rey M

Dec 13, 2018

A colorful and jazzy musical classic, this isn't the best movie from the 70's era of Disney, but as enjoyable as the others. I especially liked the references to the other Disney movies of that time. The characters are also nice and fun. A great movie overall.

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Albus S

Nov 3, 2018

This is a great movie, y'all just mean

Luke S

May 23, 2018

I liked it very much, this movie was the first movie made by Disney after the death of Walt Disney, but it was still good. Tanbem was the first Disney movie in which cats were not the villains, but the heroes. This film had a good story, with good characters and good actors, director, producer, editor, E.T.C. Highly recommend.

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Finn S

May 21, 2018

A mixture of Lady and the Tramp and 101 Dalmatians, only with cats...oh, and no soul, story conviction, authentic charm, or worthwhile style. Still though, "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" is a banger.

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Wolfgang Reitherman

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J. Thomas O'Malley

Eva Gabor

Duchess

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Synopsis

When a retired opera singer leaves her inheritance to her cat, Duchess (Eva Gabor), and three kittens, the woman's butler drugs the cats and abandons them in the countryside in order to inherit the fortune himself. Lost in unfamiliar territory, Duchess and the kittens meet Thomas O'Malley (Phil Harris), an alley cat willing to help them return to their home in Paris. They meet several kooky characters along the way, including two English geese and an alley cat jazz band.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Producer: Winston Hibler, Wolfgang Reitherman
Screenwriter: Ken Anderson, Larry Clemmons, Eric Cleworth, Vance Gerry, Tom McGowan, Julius Svendsen, Frank Thomas, Ralph Wright
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 1970, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3M
Runtime: 1h 18m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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