A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Directed by

Roger Spottiswoode

Genre

drama film, comedy film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 1,562 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is based on the true story of a struggling street musician in London. He finds a stray cat that helps him turn his life around. It shows their friendship and the challenges they face together.

heartwarmingupliftinggentlebiographicaloptimisticcity-lifecompassionatequirky

What happens

A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Tim John and Maria Nation. It is based on the book of the same name and The World According to Bob by James Bowen. The film stars Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head, and Bob the Cat as himself. The film premiered in London on 3 November 2016, followed by a general release the next day. The title is a spoof of A Streetcar Named Desire. The film won Best British Film at the UK National Film Awards on 29 March 2017. A Christmas-themed sequel, A Gift from Bob, was released to UK theatres in November 2020. The film was released posthumously, as Bob the cat died in June 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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