The Amazing Maurice

"A furry tale about me."

2022 1h 33m EN

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6.7

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73%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 202🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 6,413

AnimationAdventureComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.

“A furry tale about me.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Hugh Laurie
Maurice (voice)
Emilia Clarke
Malicia (voice)
David Thewlis
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
Himesh Patel
Keith (voice)
David Tennant
Dangerous Beans (voice)
Gemma Arterton
Peaches (voice)
Ariyon Bakare
Darktan (voice)
Joe Sugg
Sardines (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toby Genkel
Writers: Terry Rossio
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Howe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A furry tale about me.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10473036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toby Genkel directs. Tom Howe scores. Friedolin Dreesen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom.
3Original score by Tom Howe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Friedolin Dreesen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A furry tale about me.".
7IMDB entry: tt10473036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "grim reaper", "cartoon cat", "nine lives".

The technical file

Original score: Tom Howe
Editing: Friedolin Dreesen
Production design: Heiko Hentschel
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $17,000,000
Box office: $21,110,363
Return: 124% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Amazing Maurice (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 73% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 53/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 6,413 votes
MPAA: PG

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CinemaSerf2023-01-23
★ 6/10
I quite liked the premiss of this animated comedy. The eponymous orange cat travels from town to town promising to help the citizens eliminate their perennial rat problems. Raising all the cash they can, they pay him and out of the blue a young lad appears and Hamelin-style, pipes all the offending rodents out of the town. Shortly afterwards, though, we realise that this is all a scam. "Maurice" is in league with his team of rats, and with the piper, and the money is to be used to enable them all to travel to a magical land mentioned in their sacred text (a comic book!). It's when they arrive in a town where they face a much greater danger, that "Maurice" has to raise his game and find the real "Pied Piper" and his pipe, if he is to save all his brethren from doom! It's a simple story with some fun characterisations - I liked "Dangerous Beans" and "Sardines" and the action flows along pleasingly for just ninety minutes. Certainly, it's a derivative hybrid of stories, and I found the narration really quite annoying after a while, but as a charming family adventure film that illustrates the values of teamwork, loyalty whilst still being peppered with some fun dialogue and scenarios, I quite enjoyed it.

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