---
title: 'Cats (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Hooper'
released: '2019-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cats-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5697572/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cats (2019)

2019 · PG · 110 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 West End musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, another inspiration for the film. The film was directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It stars an ensemble cast including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo in his feature film debut, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward in her feature film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Hooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hooper)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Hooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hooper), [Lee Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hall)
- **Producer:** [Tom Hooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hooper), [Eric Fellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-fellner), [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan), [Debra Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hayward)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lloyd-webber)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-ross)
- **Editor:** [Melanie Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-oliver)

## Cast

- [Steven McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-mcrae) as Skimbleshanks
- [Idris Elba](https://cinepixo.com/people/idris-elba) as Macavity
- [James Corden](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-corden) as Bustopher Jones
- [Taylor Swift](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-swift) as Bombalurina
- [Jason Derulo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-derulo) as Rum Tum Tugger
- [Francesca Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-hayward) as Victoria the White Cat
- [Judi Dench](https://cinepixo.com/people/judi-dench) as Old Deuteronomy
- [Ray Winstone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-winstone)
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen) as Gus: The Theatre Cat
- [Rebel Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebel-wilson) as Jennyanydots
- [Laurie Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-davidson) as Mr. Mistoffelees
- [Jennifer Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-hudson) as Grizabella

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Official site: https://www.catsmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cats-2019
Film facts: Wikidata (Q58701890); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.