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A Street Cat Named Bob
When James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much the cat would change his life.
27 September 1967
1951, Manchester, England, UK
9 May 1977, Chichester, England, UK
28 February 1976, Split, Croatia
15 March 1979, Surrey, England, UK
1961, Manchester, England, UK
13 November 1959, London, England, UK
23 August 1980, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
1950, Stepney, London, England, UK
10 September 1984, Exeter, Devon, England, UK
February 10, 2017
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.
February 08, 2017
This is one of those unfailingly nice, middle-of-the-road movies that always has its heart in the right place, even if its head is sometimes elsewhere.
March 13, 2017
Bob was a beacon of hope off-screen, and remains the same in the predictable but pleasantly palatable adaptation of his story.
February 10, 2017
The filmmakers do a good job of capturing the precarious reality of life on the streets within the parameters of a PG rating.
November 17, 2016
A rewardingly unassuming, tough and tender portrait of a drug-addicted London busker whose ill-fated life takes a surprising turn after a ginger tabby turns up in his kitchen.
February 16, 2017
Spottiswoode keeps the vibe gritty and authentic, which is in itself remarkable for a film about a young man and a cat. Tough and tender, and a massive, welcome February surprise.
January 19, 2017
This dramatization... plays like a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie, touching lightly on serious social issues before turning into a Cinderella story.
November 17, 2016
A savvy exercise in inspirational feel-good cinema lightly seasoned with grit.
November 16, 2016
Cute little fellow, but unfortunately, the film in which he stars is little more than catnip.
November 18, 2016
Treadaway may be sympathetic and charming as the struggling musician, but this is Bob's show, all the way.
November 30, 2016
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.
