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A stylish, compact animated mystery with real visual personality, balancing child-height emotion, rooftop suspense, and a playful noir mood. Its hand-drawn look and Paris-at-night atmosphere do a lot of the heavy lifting, but the film’s charm and momentum make it easy to recommend.
Where to watch: Buy
Wed · 1h 10m
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Starring: Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui
A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.
Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui
A stylish, compact animated mystery with real visual personality, balancing child-height emotion, rooftop suspense, and a playful noir mood. Its hand-drawn look and Paris-at-night atmosphere do a lot of the heavy lifting, but the film’s charm and momentum make it easy to recommend.
A Cat in Paris is a small movie with a big sense of style. It turns Paris into a nocturnal playground of roofs, alleys, shadows, and silhouettes, and the animation gives every frame a hand-crafted, slightly angular beauty that feels instantly memorable.
What makes it work is the mix of tones: part family drama, part caper, part gentle noir. The mystery is simple enough for younger viewers to follow, but the film keeps enough tension and visual invention to stay lively for adults too.
It is not trying to be deep or complicated, and that is part of its appeal. The emotional thread is clear, the pacing is brisk, and the cat is exactly as useful and cool as you want a movie cat to be.
lauren (4★) · 435 likes
cats 👏 get 👏 shit 👏 done 👏
potatorican (5★) · 325 likes
god every frame of this movie is beautiful
🦇 · 224 likes
oh to be a cat in paris
Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine (3.5★) · 170 likes
JUNIMATION II: F*** YEAH! Nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the film follows a young Parisian girl whose (badass awesome) cat leads her to unravel a thrilling mystery over the course of a single evening. One of the things that immediately stood out for me, as has been the case for many of these films this year, was the animation. Everything is very, ah, how do I put it? Pointy? Stretched out? Both? It's definitely pretty original and… more
isobel (4★) · 164 likes
i like how they move. silly boob shapes.
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grief and healing, childhood and innocence, nighttime adventure, urban mystery, family bonds, animal companionship, light noir atmosphere, Paris as a character
animation, family mystery, noir, adventure, grief, rooftops, European animation, whimsical, crime caper