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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Top Cat: The Movie
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2011
There's a new police chief in the neighbourhood who is disappointed with Officer Dibble's performance. The chief and his army of robots declare war on Top Cat and his gang of feisty felines.
Movie details
Top Cat: The Movie
“The Cat is back!”
2011 Animation · Family · Comedy 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
There's a new police chief in the neighbourhood who is disappointed with Officer Dibble's performance. The chief and his army of robots declare war on Top Cat and his gang of feisty felines.
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 Top Cat: The Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alberto Mar
Written by
Tim McKeon · Kevin Seccia
Rául Anaya
Don Gato (voice)
Jorge Arvizu
Benito / Cucho (voice)
Mario Castañeda
Lucas Buenrostro (voice)
Eduardo Garza
Panza (voice)
Jesús Guzmán
Demóstenes (voice)
Sebastián Llapur
Matute (voice)
Luis Fernando Orozco
Espanto (voice)
Court is in session
Put Top Cat: The Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.