The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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A Cat in Paris
Animation · Comedy · 2010
A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.
Movie details
A Cat in Paris
“By day, a pet... By night, a thief!”
2010 Animation · Comedy 1h 10m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Cat in Paris?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jean-Loup Felicioli · Alain Gagnol
Written by
Alain Gagnol
Dominique Blanc
Jeanne (voice)
Bruno Salomone
Nico (voice)
Jean Benguigui
Victor Costa (voice)
Bernadette Lafont
Claudine (voice)
O
Oriane Zani
Zoé (voice)
Patrick Ridremont
Monsieur Grenouille (voice)
Jacques Ramade
Monsieur Bébé (voice)
Court is in session
Put A Cat in Paris on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.