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A Balasaur Score of 32 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 10%, Metacritic 19/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 612 2000s fantasy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns to mayhem, and the siblings must figure out how to rid themselves of the maniacal Cat.
Ratings
IMDb4.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Metacritic19/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
1,878 audience votes
Key crew
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Bo WelchDirector
- David MandelScreenplay
- Jeff SchafferScreenplay
- Alec BergScreenplay
Cast
- Mike MyersThe Cat
- Dakota FanningSally Walden
- Spencer BreslinConrad Walden
- Kelly PrestonJoan Walden
- Alec BaldwinLarry Quinn
- Amy HillMrs. Kwan
- Sean HayesMr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)
- Danielle ChuchranThing One
- Taylor RiceThing One
- Brittany OaksThing Two
- Talia-Lynn PrairieThing Two
- Dan CastellanetaThing One / Thing Two (voice)
Stills
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Themes
sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookchaoscatboredomsurrealismstepfatherslapstick comedyhouse partypolice impersonatorbased on children's bookgoldfish