The Cat's Meow (2001)
An extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of "fun and frolic" aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November of 1924 that brought together some of the century's best known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing. (Lions Gate Films)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich
Written By: Steven Peros
Starring: Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Kirsten Dunst, Joanna Lumley, Claudie Blakley, James Laurenson, Victor Slezak
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
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The Cat's Meow belongs to 9 collections
1. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top 1000 Movies (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 38 stars)
2. Adapted from a play/based on a play (collaborative: moderated by djross - 13 stars)
3. Based on true events (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 12 stars)
4. 1920s period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 6 stars)
5. Netflix Watch Instantly (public: dgeiser13 - 2 stars)
6. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (public: Coheed - 1 star)
7. Female Dancing (Without Nudity) (collaborative)
8. B&W/Color (collaborative)
9. 2001: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
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| May 20, 2020 |  |
wetwillies | 60 10th |
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Viewed May 18, 2020.
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| Feb 24, 2016 |  |
IcyBrian | 72 48th |
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Decent movie, although not the most engaging story. Very good performances from Kirsten Dunst & Eddie Izzard.
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| Nov 13, 2015 |  |
Henrik | 80 80th |
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Underseen and underappreciated. A shame since it's very well written and acted, going for meticulous character development and the occasional satirical jabs in some talky (and funny!) set-pieces instead of a dramatic story arc, which reminded me of Altman's "Gosford Park". Bogdanovich' mise-en-scène is subtle, but elegant, showing a keen sense of aesthetics, applying muted colors to render the period.
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| Apr 24, 2015 |  |
eCitizen | 50 49th |
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Kirsten Dunst was wonderful as the beautiful flirtatious, and loyal love interest of Randolph Hearst. It exposes Hearst as entitled and above the law, a fierce businessman, but also a jealous, insecure lover. Some acting was somewhat unconvincing. Some good period jazz music. It has several good tense moments, but also many others which are more tedious than remarkable.
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| Feb 12, 2014 |  |
lisa- | 2 11th |
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i had watched 45 minutes of this, then went to bed with the intention of watching the rest the next day, but then realised i had to hand it back to the rental place early. oh well, i wasn't liking it that much anyway. mostly pompous chatter that really isn't all that interesting to listen to.
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| May 22, 2011 |  |
wayofthegun | 55 15th |
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It was okay, I guess... didn't really get the point of it.
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| Nov 25, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 20 41st |
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"A bevy of prohibition-era Hollywood power-players and wannabes re-enact a lame game of cinematic Clue." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Feb 18, 2008 |  |
jstry | 28 11th |
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This would have been better with better casting. I personally find Kirsten Dunst and Jennifer Tilly to be pretty annoying.
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| Sep 16, 2007 | Dustyd | 70 63rd |
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pretty good stuff
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
auritech | 50 39th |
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Nice speculation of the possible events as described, but the writing isn't so good and the performances (except Eddie Izzard's Charlie Chaplin) aren't special.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
Vince Leo (Qwipster's Movie Reviews) | 70 56th |
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The primary audience which will find this appealing are those who love old Hollywood legends, particularly around famous and interesting characters like Hearst or Chaplin. [Full Review]
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| Average Percentile 41.65% from 194 Ratings |  |