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The Cat's Meow

Play trailer Poster for The Cat's Meow PG-13,  2002,  1h 50m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Crime/ Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 76% 124 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
76% Tomatometer 124 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
From award-winning screenwriter Steven Peros and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich comes The Cat's Meow, an extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of fun and frolic aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November 1924 that brought together some of the century's best-known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing.
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Critics Consensus

The Cat's Meow is a deliciously evoked period piece and whodunit.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Feb 22, 2021
Bogdanovich ruefully links the allure of classic Hollywood and the ruthlessness of its potentates. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010
4/5
This story about a possible murder isn't for kids. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Oct 15, 2009
3/4
The strongest achievement of The Cat's Meow may be the performances, especially those of Kirsten Dunst (Davies), Edward Herrmann (Hearst), and even Eddie Izzard (Chaplin). Go to Full Review
Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Sep 10, 2021
Funny, fun and also relentless in holding responsible those who would tap-dance over the corpses of the inconvenient, this is an absolute gem. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Dec 21, 2020
3.5/5
While it may be slow, it is lifted by the playwright's attention to atmosphere, the script and the obligatory charleston. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison The List Apr 18, 2019
3/5
The Cat's Meow is a spiky, if unexciting return to form for Bogdanovich. Go to Full Review
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Peter Bogdanovich

Director

Kirsten Dunst

Marion Davies

Cary Elwes

Thomas Ince

Edward Herrmann

William Randolph Hearst

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Charlie Chaplin

Joanna Lumley

Elinor Glyn

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The Cat's Meow

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Synopsis From award-winning screenwriter Steven Peros and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich comes The Cat's Meow, an extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of fun and frolic aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November 1924 that brought together some of the century's best-known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing.
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Producer
Carol Lewis, Kim Bieber, Julie Baines, Dieter Meyer
Screenwriter
Steven Peros
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
PG-13 (Scene of Violence|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 12, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
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