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The Curse of the Cat People (1944) · CriticCrunch

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The Curse of the Cat People

Movie1944·70 min

The Curse of the Cat People

Directed by Gunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise

Fantasy Drama Horror

A fantasy drama film directed by Gunther von Fritsch.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 58%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

148 ratings

About The Curse of the Cat People

Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, grief and loss, identity self discovery, wwii era, holiday seasonal, supernatural, small town, domestic home, close friendship, parent child, outsider misfit, dream surreal, slow burn reveal, ghost haunting

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Details

Director: Gunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise
Language: English

Cast

Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph

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How The Curse of the Cat People Ranks

All movies

Top 58%

1940s movies

Top 89%

Fantasy movies

Top 58%

Top 58% All movies.

the vibe

The Curse of the Cat People Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetgentleapproachableseriousintimateheartfeltwhimsicalcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

whimsicalquirky

dream surreal

slow-burn reveal

isolation loneliness

grief & loss

identity self discovery

outsider misfit

close friendship

parent child

holiday seasonal

supernatural

haunting

small town

domestic home

WWII era

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9