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  • The Cat's Meow
  • Opened April 12, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • PG-13
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. Read More
  • Academy Award nominee and noted cinephile, director Peter Bogdanovich pays homage to the golden age of Hollywood, in retelling one of the most notorious scandals circulated at the height of the studio era. It's the roaring 20's and in this widely Read More
  • Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley
  • Director: Peter Bogdanovich
  • Genres: Satire, Comedy Drama, Comedy of Manners, Period Film, Showbiz Drama

The Cat's Meow Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    An elegant drama about power and its frightening uses, The Cat's Meow is the...

  • 90
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Elegant, funny and unexpectedly touching, this whodunit about a murder aboard...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Peter Bogdanovich taps deep into the Hearst mystique, entertainingly reenacting...

  • 80
    Variety | Derek Elley

    Playful and sporty, with just a small twist of the knife, The Cat's Meow is...

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