The Truth About Cats & Dogs

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The Truth About Cats & Dogs

PG-13

1996

1h 37m

Comedy

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Abby (Janeane Garofalo) hosts a popular radio show about pets. When Brian (Ben Chaplin) calls in to ask about his quirky Great Dane, the two surprisingly hit it off. Brian pushes for a date with Abby, who is shy and a bit insecure, so she talks her ditzy neighbor Noelle (Uma Thurman) into taking her place. While the confused and oblivious Brian tries to figure out why his date is so different from the host he spoke to, Abby must work up the nerve to confess, as Noelle is also falling for Brian.

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Critics Consensus

Sharp, witty, and charming, The Truth About Cats and Dogs features a standout performance from Janeane Garofalo.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

09/09/2020

Why quibble? You'll still go home purring and wagging your tail.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

09/09/2020

Though the basic brains-versus-beauty tension suggests a female variation on The Nutty Professor, this is a softer version of the dilemma than Jerry Lewis offers-easier to take and easier to forget.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

09/07/2011

B+

You feel that Lehmann has too much affection for the people on screen to let them seem like dupes. Then again, that's part of the movie's charm.

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

09/09/2020

2.5/4

In time... this tale of a terrible quandary becomes as witty and engaging as the confident yet oddly insecure Abby.

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

09/09/2020

It's a charming little romantic comedy that never tries to outweigh its own charm. Best of all, it never forgets how much that charm is dependent on the woman in its center.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

11/08/2019

3/4

Affable yet relatively unmemorable...

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John V

@RT04319296 Mar 15

A typical mid 90s dark comedy that is just wonderful.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 13

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Nov 30

This is a gender reversed adaptation of Roxanne. I think the story help up even though it was cliche, but the acting could've used a tune up

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KARYN N

@RT44472406 Jul 10

Don't know why some people don't like this movie. Guessing it didn't fit the typical predictable romcom script. Which is probably why I, a person who doesn't like most romcoms, actually enjoyed this movie a lot. In fact it has one of my favorite lines, a (long) line that has stuck with me for almost 30 years: "You know how someone's appearance can change the longer you know them? How a really attractive person, if you don't like them, can become more and more ugly; whereas someone you might not have even have noticed that you wouldn't look at more than once, if you love them, can become the most beautiful thing you've ever seen. All you want to do is be near them."

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Eli T

@RT53393842 11/04/2024

No idea what critics see in this film, but they continue to lose all credibility with me.

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Courtney K

@c0urtn3y 03/21/2022

a cute watch if you don't have anything else better to do - I'm not sure i'd go out of my way to recommend it to anyone, but it is cute. the two main ladies both play their parts well, but the whole "I'm ugly" plot point is SO repetitive & just not true so i thought that took away from the quirkiness & made it kind of annoying.

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Synopsis

Abby (Janeane Garofalo) hosts a popular radio show about pets. When Brian (Ben Chaplin) calls in to ask about his quirky Great Dane, the two surprisingly hit it off. Brian pushes for a date with Abby, who is shy and a bit insecure, so she talks her ditzy neighbor Noelle (Uma Thurman) into taking her place. While the confused and oblivious Brian tries to figure out why his date is so different from the host he spoke to, Abby must work up the nerve to confess, as Noelle is also falling for Brian.

Director: Michael Lehmann
Producer: Cari-esta Albert
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.1M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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