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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Drama · History · Comedy · 2021

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Movie details

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021 Drama · History · Comedy 1h 51m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

23.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

68 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

63 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

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The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Will Sharpe

Written by

Simon Stephenson · Will Sharpe

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Louis Wain

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Emily Wain

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Caroline Wain

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Sir William Ingram

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Josephine Wain

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Claire Wain

Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires

Marie Wain

Court is in session

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.