

The Cat in the Hat
Don't mess with the hat.
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.
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5.4/10
1,923 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $109M
- Box office
- $133.8M
- Language
- English
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- chaos
- cat
- boredom
- surrealism
- stepfather
- slapstick comedy
- house party
- police impersonator
- based on children's book
- goldfish
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePGUniversal Studios Hollywood8 Nov 2003
- TheatricalPG21 Nov 2003
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG2 Apr 2004
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG31 Mar 2004
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG21 Nov 2003
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalATP29 Jan 2004
AustriaAT
- Theatrical9 Apr 2004
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL2 Jan 2004
ChileCL
- Theatrical9 Jan 2004
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival6 Jun 2004
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA2 Apr 2004
EcuadorEC
- PhysicalBlu-ray23 Sept 2021
FinlandFI
- TheatricalS2 Apr 2004
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The Cat in the Hat was released on 21 November 2003.
Audience reviews
5- K6/10
Kamurai
7/18/2020
Decent watch, might watch again, and can recommend, but more for older audiences. While "The Cat in the Hat" is a famous children's book, this is clearly just aimed at the folks that might have read it when they were children. That mixes the nostalgia factor with the slew of adult oriented jokes (like infomercials) and the unnecessary addition of mother being single and dating. Kids aren't going to find humor in…
- G10/10
Gammon
3/17/2021
lifechanging, thank you so much the guy from shrek and the white mask man who kills. You did a good job creating a masterpeice Xx.
- H1/10
HaltingTuber
2/22/2022
Bad!
- F8/10
FloppyDriver
6/18/2025
A funny, catotic masterpiece. But not suitable for 7yr old kids.
- W
whitsbrain
1/12/2026
My family bought "The Cat In the Hat" on DVD when it was first released on DVD. I suppose my kids were about 5 and 9 years old at the time. We watched it together but none of us liked it. The kids were bored. My wife and I were bored. We may or may not have even finished watching it. The only thing I recall for certain is that I threw it in a drawer. At the time, I recall asking my wife, "This is Dr. Seuss?!?"…
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