The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Directed by

Bo Welch

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 1,829 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Siblings Sally and Conrad are stuck at home on a rainy day. A talking cat arrives and tries to entertain them with wild and messy activities.

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What happens

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (or simply The Cat in the Hat) is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss. Directed by Bo Welch and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, the film stars Mike Myers as the titular character, alongside Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, and Spencer Breslin. It follows siblings Sally and Conrad Walden getting paid a visit by the Cat in the Hat, who plans to lighten up their rainy day with activities that ensue mayhem. The Cat in the Hat premiered in Universal City, California, on November 8, 2003, and was released in theaters in North America two weeks later by Universal Pictures and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, and was a box-office disappointment, grossing $134 million worldwide on a budget of $109 million. It was nominated for ten awards at the 24th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Director. The poor reception of the film led to Seuss's widow, Audrey Geisel, forbidding any further live-action film adaptations of her husband's works after watching it, including a planned sequel based on the second book, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. An animated readaptation released by Warner Bros. Pictures is scheduled to be released in November 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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