Father and child sit together smiling while looking at a smart phone.

Want more recommendations for your family?

Sign up for our weekly newsletter for entertainment inspiration

Parents' Guide to

A Talking Cat!?!

By Tracy Moore, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Kids looking for a cute cat tale will be disappointed.

Movie NR 2013 90 minutes
A Talking Cat!?! Poster Image

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Community Reviews

age 5+

Based on 3 parent reviews

age 2+

Blech! Terrible film!!!

A cheap family film ripoff where the cat’s mouth is made to look like paper when he does talk to the human characters in this film. Just don’t bother with this film. The humor in this is also terrible!!! Nauseating as well! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
age 7+

THIS IS THE WORST ANIMAL MOVIE EVER

GUYS, I SEEN THE TRAILER AND THIS IS THE WORST!!! First of all when the cat talks, it is a black mouth moving. Let me say it again, A BLACK MOUTH MOVING!!! YOUR CHILDREN WOULD SEE THE CAT'S ACTUAL MOUTH AND WILL BE DISAPPOINTED!! second of all , THEY TRY TO PUT A CHEESY LOVE STORY IN EVERYTHING, AND IT IS A EPIC FAILURE. Third of all, RAPID HEART STUDIOS IS SOOOOOOO BROKE BECAUSE IF THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER USED RECYCLED FOOTAGE, NEVER WOULD HAVE LIE TO PEEPS BECAUSE OF THE COVER, AND WOULD NEVER USE THE SAME PEEPS IN MOVIES AND SAME FOOTAGE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ABOUT THE MOVIE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD STUDIO, THAT KNOWS HOW TO MAKE GOOD ANIMAL MOVIES, BUT EVERYTHING NEGATIVE I JUST SAID IS THEM BASICALLY. NEVER WATCH THIS MOVIE OR ANY MOVIE LIKE THIS, EVER

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (6 ):

If you've seen one of director David DeCoteau's exercises in so-bad-it's-good filmmaking, you've seen them all -- literally. He uses many of the same actors, recycles some of the same footage of waterfalls and beaches in each of his films, and insists on putting animals on the covers of his movies that never appear in the actual movie.

A TALKING CAT!?! is guilty of the same low-budget approach, plodding pace, and general absurdity as such asmasterpieces as An Easter Bunny Puppy and A Christmas Puppy, though, unlike in those films, the plot and basic story mechanics make sense.

Kids who are too young to be critical thinkers and who like talking cats will still probably not find enough cat talking here to devote their full attention. Budding film students may love the study in what not to do offered here. And parents who find themselves stuck watching this thing will just need to lean into the terribleness. Bare minimum, there are some good lessons here about families spending time together.

Movie Details

Did we miss something on diversity?

Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.

Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

See how we rate