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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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A Gift from Bob (2020)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.