Murder of a Cat

2014

1 hr. 36 min.

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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27%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

100+ Ratings

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A man investigates the murder of his cat.

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ruben b

Fran Kranz is funny and cute!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Not enough to hold it together.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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farah r

Pleasant and charming despite being absolutely stupid. Murder Of A Cat starts out a little slow but quickly steps up its game as the plot line begins to unfold and more hilarious events take place. If there's one thing I'm really impressed about it's that haircut Kranz got that totally transformed his appearance.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

This started out somewhat promising, but it ran out of steam and got kind of boring and never really recovered. Had an interesting premise, but the direction was just bad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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jesse o

This is the third fucking time I've had to write this review, and this is the second time that I complain about how this fucking website needs a fucking 'Save Draft' option for the reviews you write. First time I was writing the review, I hadn't written a lot so it didn't bother me. I wrote more for the second review and now I'm just pissed off. I'm currently writing this review on Gmail, because at least Gmail saves drafts as you're composing an email. But I digress, if this review comes off angry, it's not the film's fault, it's the fact that I've had to write this for a third, and hopefully last, time. This isn't so much of a movie as much as it is a concept. It's a concept that seemed more suited to a short movie format instead of a full-length feature. The fact that the film is 100 minutes long isn't so much of a big deal to people who haven't seen the film. And I'm not saying the movie is long, I'm just saying that the pacing leaves a lot to be desired. There's long stretches of time where nothing really happens and there aren't any laughs. There are a couple of laughs here and there but, obviously, they cannot be called consistent or, honestly, even that funny. The movie does have a solid cast with JK Simmons, Blythe Danner, Greg Kinnear, Fran Kanz and Nikki Reed, but I just think the scripting of the film didn't properly utilize the talents of the cast. In the case of JK, Blythe and Greg, their inclusion felt more like a marketing ploy, just to have some known actors to make a little more appealing to people who, otherwise, would never give this film the time of the day. They're not really fully fleshed as characters, none of them are if we're gonna be honest, but Greg, JK and Blythe are clearly only here for their names and not necessarily because they were the best for the role. And I think all three actors are immensely talented, and they probably were the best choice for each role, but that's not why they were cast. They were there to be 'famous' as it were. And that's a shame, because I do think they're fairly good in their roles, even if there's not much to the characters. There's a larger conspiracy going on here and Mouser's death is just a small part of that. But the problem is the fact that the movie does a real shitty job at explaining just what's going on. Eventually you do figure it out and it's not due to anything the movie did. Even when they do reveal what's going on, it's never entirely sure what the reasoning behind everything was. It was poorly written. The movie isn't bad, or anything, it's got a decent enough cast and there are some laughs here. But the movie just doesn't add up to anything, whether due to it stretching its very thin script, poor storytelling and inconsistent comedy. This is nothing more than below average, so I really wouldn't recommend it in the slightest.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Gillian Greene

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Nikki Reed

Greta

J.K. Simmons

Sheriff Hoyle

Greg Kinnear

Ford

Blythe Danner

Edie

Fran Kranz

Clinton Moisey

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

The film's plot ... feels like a very bland character's search for a personality.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 5, 2014

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

A dead pet isn't the only inert element of "Murder of a Cat," a plodding comic caper that fails to deliver.

Dec 4, 2014

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"Murder of a Cat" is a pleasant enough comic thriller, though it's the lead character - not the cat - you might most want to see murdered.

Dec 4, 2014

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Murder of a Cat essentially boils down to a (very) poor man's Burn After Reading, stripped of all stakes.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 19, 2019

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Forgettable, unfunny indie whodunit is fairly violent.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 9, 2015

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Cody Ray Shafer

Under the Radar

There aren't enough laughs to maintain the weak plot, and it is a pity, since Murder of a Cat is really unlike anything we've seen before.

Rated: 5.5/10

Dec 16, 2014

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Synopsis

A man investigates the murder of his cat.

Director: Gillian Greene
Executive Producer: Caroline Bernhardt, Benjamin Mathes, Katherine S. Chang
Screenwriter: Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow
Production Co: Seine Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016

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