Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

PG

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

Dec 18, 2017

The Cat in the Hat is dog food.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 22, 2010

2/5

Too mature for the kids who are reading the book.

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Nick Schager

Nitrate Online

Dec 1, 2003

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.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 5, 2024

2/4

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

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

Jul 6, 2022

[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.

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Martin Thomas

Double Toasted

Jan 20, 2021

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

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Hat

Apr 21, 2023

absolutely insane, but too long

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Mario Galaxy Movie is good I

@MarioGalaxyMovieIsgood Sep 29, 2026

I actually kind of like it??? Some jokes fell flat for sure though

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Gustavojr C

@RT30876198 Sep 29, 2026

Honestly this movie was actually pretty good, even though there are some things that aren’t Dr. Seuss’ style, but it’s still pretty darn good and Mike Myers’ acting was really good.

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MISHAPS T

@RT48344533 Sep 21, 2026

what truly makes this movie is Mike Myers being forced to do this to begin with.

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Aaron C

@griddster Sep 14, 2026

Incredible movie. It is very goofy, but that is why its a fantasy kids movie, and it fits the Dr. Suess cat in the hat way of doing things. Its a very fun movie.

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love H

@horrorfan123 Sep 14, 2026

Fricking LOVE THIS FILM

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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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