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A stray ginger cat changes the life of James Bowen (Luke Treadaway), a homeless London street musician and recovering drug addict.

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A Street Cat Named Bob uses a fact-based feelgood tale as the inspiration for an unapologetically heartwarming movie that should move all but the most cynical of viewers.

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A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (1) David Stratton The Australian Veteran director Roger Spottiswoode makes the most of this appealing yarn and has fun showing us a Bob's-eye view of the streets of London. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 10, 2017 Full Review A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (2) J. R. Jones Chicago Reader This dramatization... plays like a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie, touching lightly on serious social issues before turning into a Cinderella story. Jan 19, 2017 Full Review A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Cath Clarke Time Out There's a telly-ish feel to much of A Street Cat Named Bob, an attempt to sanitise life on the streets... But it's impossible to watch a film about a happy-ending story like James and Bob's without a warm glow. Rated: 3/5 Nov 30, 2016 Full Review A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Charlotte Harrison Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies What this movie offers, unlike many other films in cinemas at the moment, is the feel-good factor. Oct 8, 2020 Full Review A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Naomi Soanes One Room With A View Nothing other than a 'woe is me' tale of a drug addict who happened to be offered a second chance - with a few cat puns thrown in. Rated: 1/5 Mar 14, 2019 Full Review A Street Cat Named Bob | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sarah Cartland Caution Spoilers A warm if formulaic film. Treadaway offers a measured and thoughtful performance opposite Bob in a role that was probably trickier than it looks. How do you act with a cat? Is it like green screen work where you give your all to an emotional vacuum? Rated: 3/5 Jan 10, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good movie. Very kind Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Erica v Heartwarming story of love and redemption Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Jacob B While it does follow some of the expected narrative beats (yes, based on a true story but still...), A Street Cat Named Bob is nevertheless a heartwarming biopic that does a good job dramatising real events allowing for a compelling non-fiction story about recovery that doesn't shy away from the darker aspects of drug addiction (a scene in the climax where the main human protagonist goes through a harrowing week's worth of withdrawal symptoms is surprisingly tense) but is otherwise quite wholesome. And that's thanks to the adorable feline co-star at its centre, played by the genuine article (hey, it worked for Dolphin Tale). Sad to hear that he passed away during the early months of the pandemic. At least his life has now been immortalised on film...twice. But that film is a story for another day or, should I say, another month, at the time of writing this review. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review larisa t Beautifully filmed and acted. Bob the Cat is a natural, and the movie is great. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review d h Fantastic surprise of a film. Well deserving of its awards. I didn't read the book, but I found this honest and engaging. If Hollywood had done this, they would have ruined it by making the cat more "magic" or some such. As it happens, life itself is magic enough when people get a second chance to make things right. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Benjamin H A solid performance from Luke Treadaway and the overall emotional impact the film deliveres allows A Street Cat Named Bob's inspiring fact-based origins to shine even though its side characters are stale and its romance a bit heavy-handed. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/14/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roger Spottiswoode Director Luke Treadaway James Bowen Ruta Gedmintas Belle Joanne Froggatt Val Anthony Head Nigel Bowen Caroline Goodall Mary
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A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Bob's First Day A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Bob's First Day 2:58 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Giving a Cat Medicine A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Giving a Cat Medicine 2:30 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - New Year's with Bob A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - New Year's with Bob 2:59 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Back on the Streets A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Back on the Streets 2:56 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - I Never Gave Up On You A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - I Never Gave Up On You 2:01 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - You're an Addict A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - You're an Addict 2:58 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - He Loves You A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - He Loves You 2:53 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - His Name Is Bob A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - His Name Is Bob 2:28 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Fighting Through Withdrawal A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Fighting Through Withdrawal 3:04 A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Home Intruder A Street Cat Named Bob: Official Clip - Home Intruder 2:52 View more videos

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Synopsis A stray ginger cat changes the life of James Bowen (Luke Treadaway), a homeless London street musician and recovering drug addict.

Director
Roger Spottiswoode

Producer
Adam Rolston

Screenwriter
Tim John, Maria Nation

Distributor
Cleopatra Films

Production Co
Iris Productions, Prescience

Genre
Drama, Biography

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 2016, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 17, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.1K

Runtime
1h 43m
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