Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

PG

Released Nov 21, 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

The Cat in the Hat is dog food.

Dec 18, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Too mature for the kids who are reading the book.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Nick Schager

Nitrate Online

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.

Dec 1, 2003

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

Rated: 2/4

Oct 5, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

[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.

Jul 6, 2022

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Martin Thomas

Double Toasted

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

Jan 20, 2021

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Hat

absolutely insane, but too long

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/23

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diego l

The movie is great and a good interpretation of what a live-action Cat in the Hat is capable of, with slapstick humor and great acting by the children and step dad it also shows how things might always come to light, as seen with how the stepdad treated the kids and how the Cat in the Hat helps get rid of him. The movie is great; I hate all the negative reviews. The movie shows how things might always come to light, as seen with how the stepdad treated the kids and how the Cat in the Hat helps get rid of him. The movie is great; I hate all the negative reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Orlando C

Es una muy buena película me encanto

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Laura C

Seppur Mike Mayers riesce un pò a salvare questo disastro per la sua recitazione il resto del cast è penoso, le battute non fanno ridere neanche i bambini, il cattivo è mediocre, ma soprattutto il design del gatto era da film horror, veramente una pessima trovata per riportare in vita un vecchio brand degli anni 50, Il Grinch di Jim Carry perlomeno era divertente. Dr. Seuss a saperlo si rivolterebbe nella tomba. Evitate questo film se potete, è un incubo per bambini, adulti e fan di Seuss

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Randy H

UNA PESADILLA ECHO REALIDAD

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Jonathan S

I always watched this as a kid and i loved it and I still love it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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Bo Welch

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Kelly Preston

Mom

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)

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