Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

PG

2003

1h 22m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

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In this live-action film based on the favorite children's tale, the trouble-making Cat in the Hat (Mike Myers) arrives at the home of bored young Sally Walden (Dakota Fanning) and her brother, Conrad (Spencer Breslin), while their mother (Kelly Preston) is out. The family's pet fish (Sean Hayes) objects to the Cat's presence, but that doesn't stop the hat-wearing giant feline from trying to have fun, no matter how much destruction is left in his wake.

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Critics Consensus

Filled with double entendres and potty humor, this Cat falls flat.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

12/18/2017

The Cat in the Hat is dog food.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

2/5

Too mature for the kids who are reading the book.

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Nick Schager

Nitrate Online

12/01/2003

The Cat in the Hat isn't so much a movie as an extremely long commercial for Universal's Dr. Seuss-inspired products and tie-ins.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

10/05/2024

2/4

...the picture’s downfall is triggered by the inevitable arrival of Myers’ increasingly intolerable figure...

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

07/06/2022

[It's] what wants to be an austere breakdown of suburbia, a Burger King 00s trash pop kidz flick, The Mike Meyers I Do What I Want Variety Hour, a self-aware slapstick of the endearing family film and an actual endearing family film.

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Martin Thomas

Double Toasted

01/20/2021

I went out of my body. Jesus Christ. What was this? I usually enjoy watching bad movies.

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Hat

04/21/2023

absolutely insane, but too long

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Nikos O

@nikos819 1d

this is up there with the grinch, the bad reviews are just shocking

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Zach W

@alanwakeup25 1d

Mike Myers carries this movie.

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Samuel G

@RT40782160 Jun 19

I read the book a lot of times when I was younger. I also saw the movie adaptation.

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Liv K.

@RT17558253 Jun 6

Came out before it’s time. Sure it’s not perfect, but what is? Super comedic, highly recommend you giving it a full watch through before you judge.

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Ms. A

@RT69904096 May 23

This movie is the equivalent of drinking orange juice after brushing. Unpleasant from start to finish.

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Bo Welch

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Mike Myers

The Cat in the Hat

Alec Baldwin

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Kelly Preston

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Dakota Fanning

Sally

Spencer Breslin

Conrad

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Synopsis

In this live-action film based on the favorite children's tale, the trouble-making Cat in the Hat (Mike Myers) arrives at the home of bored young Sally Walden (Dakota Fanning) and her brother, Conrad (Spencer Breslin), while their mother (Kelly Preston) is out. The family's pet fish (Sean Hayes) objects to the Cat's presence, but that doesn't stop the hat-wearing giant feline from trying to have fun, no matter how much destruction is left in his wake.

Director: Bo Welch
Producer: Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Dr. Seuss
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Universal Studios Inc., Universal Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films
Rating: PG (Some Double-Entendres|Mild Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.4M
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)