Cat People
8,720
Horror. Mystery. Thriller
Irena Dubrovna, a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, falls in love with and marries average-Joe American Oliver Reed. Their marriage suffers though, as Irena believes that she suffers from an ancient curse- whenever emotionally aroused, she will turn into a panther and kill. Oliver thinks that is absurd and childish, so he sends her to psychiatrist Dr. Judd to cure her. Easier said than done... [+]
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United Kingdom | Empire | "No mere creature feature, this 1940s classic offers more subtle chills." | POS |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "First in the wondrous series of B movies in which Val Lewton elaborated his principle of horrors imagined rather than seen, with a superbly judged performance from Simon." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "More a film about unreasoning fear than the supernatural, this work demonstrates what a filmmaker can accomplish when he substitutes taste and intelligence for special effects." | POS |
United States | New York Daily News | "This RKO production is a great example of Hollywood's waste of precious lime and valuable material." | NEG |
United States | Philadelphia Inquirer | "A weird little chiller called Cat People... is calculated to frighten you out of your wits and make you think twice before trusting anyone who arouses a feline's instinctive dislike." | POS |
United States | Variety | "This is a weird drama of thrill-chill caliber." | POS |
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