A Christmas Gift from Bob

"A true tail of Christmas spirit."

2020 1h 33m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 111

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Synopsis

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James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

“A true tail of Christmas spirit.”

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Cast

Luke Treadaway
James Bowen
Kristina Tonteri-Young
Bea
Phaldut Sharma
Moody
Nina Wadia
Anika
Celyn Jones
Mick
Stefan Race
Ben
Pepter Lunkuse
Ruth
Tim Plester
Leon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writers: Garry Jenkins
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Bob The Cat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Martin Smith, shot by David Connell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Neil Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Blunden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Luke Treadaway and Kristina Tonteri-Young and Phaldut Sharma carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A true tail of Christmas spirit.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9564270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Charles Martin Smith directs. David Connell behind the camera. Patrick Neil Doyle scores. Chris Blunden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Part of the "Bob The Cat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Charles Martin Smith, shot by David Connell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Patrick Neil Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Blunden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Luke Treadaway and Kristina Tonteri-Young and Phaldut Sharma carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A true tail of Christmas spirit.".
8IMDB entry: tt9564270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "london, england", "cat", "holiday", "homelessness".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Connell
Original score: Patrick Neil Doyle
Editing: Chris Blunden
Production design: Antonia Lowe
Costume design: Lucia Santa-Maria
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Drew
Sound: Tim Cavagin
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020)

Part of

Bob The Cat Collection

This franchise follows the heartwarming story of James and his beloved cat friend, Bob.

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Charles Martin Smith

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r96sk2021-01-07
★ 6/10
Found this one overly preachy and formulaic. It's good to see Luke Treadaway return as James, as well as Bob the Cat; before his sad passing. However, everything else felt too forced in <em>'A Christmas Gift from Bob'</em>. The plot is boring and predictable, with most of the dialogue feeling like it's telling us about issues rather than showing us; which is the opposite of the 2016 film. Away from Treadaway, who is solid, there aren't any exceptional support casts - though I did like Phaldut Sharma's Moody. It misses Ruta Gedmintas and Joanne Froggatt, though I can understand that they might not have fitted with the story that they went for here; especially Froggatt. It does have some sweet scenes still, as well as the expected cat cuteness. Unfortunately, it just didn't work due to the earlier mentioned problems - at least in my opinion. It's nothing terrible, granted.
DanDare2021-03-17
The sequel to A Street Cat Named Bob has James Bowen (Luke Treadaway) looking for a follow up to his original story. When James meets a rough sleeper. James recalls a Christmas experience with Bob. An animal welfare officer wants Bob to be taken away from James. The local council thinks Bob may not be safe on the streets with James. People rally round to keep Bob and James together. An online campaign is launched. This is a feelgood movie with not much of a plot. Bad guys who want to take Bob away. Some thieves who break into a free veterinary service that once cared for Bob. James makes fundraising effort to save the service. At least the movie stands as a tribute to Bob who died shortly before the movie was released.
CinemaSerf2022-03-28
★ 6/10
If you liked the first one (and I did) then you'll probably like this sequel. It pretty much picks up where the last one left off, as "Bob" and James Bowen (Luke Treadaway) continue to busk their way through life with plenty of trials and tribulations against the weather, the winter, animal welfare - you name it. It is told in such a fashion as to avoid any jeopardy with the ending, so we always know what will happen at the end - but it's still an enjoyably delivered Christmas feel-good film demonstrating the best (and worst) of human nature. It's a bit overly padded out, I felt, though. I could also have done without quite so much of Luke Treadaway's singing and it is exceedingly sentimental at times - but at this time of this particular year it is about a sincere and loving relationship - so cynics and bah humbuggers beware. What's not to like?