Cats

2019 film directed by Tom Hooper
Movie film Q58701890
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Cats

Summary

Cats is a film[1]. Cats has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cats's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Cats was directed by Tom Hooper[4].
  • Lee Hall wrote the screenplay for Cats[5].
  • Tom Hooper wrote the screenplay for Cats[6].
  • Cats's composer is recorded as Andrew Lloyd Webber[7].
  • Cats's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Cats's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Cats's genre is drama film[10].
  • Cats's genre is musical film[11].
  • Cats's based on is recorded as Cats[12].
  • Cats's based on is recorded as Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats[13].
  • A cast member of Cats was Jennifer Hudson[14].
  • A cast member of Cats was Taylor Swift[15].
  • A cast member of Cats was James Corden[16].
  • A cast member of Cats was Ian McKellen[17].
  • A cast member of Cats was Laurie Davidson[18].
  • A cast member of Cats was Idris Elba[19].
  • A cast member of Cats was Judi Dench[20].
  • A cast member of Cats was Francesca Hayward[21].
  • A cast member of Cats was Steven McRae[22].
  • A cast member of Cats was Rebel Wilson[23].
  • A cast member of Cats was Jason Derulo[24].
  • A cast member of Cats was Ray Winstone[25].
  • Cats was produced by Tim Bevan[26].
  • Cats was produced by Eric Fellner[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tim Bevan[26], Eric Fellner[27], Debra Hayward[28], and Tom Hooper[29]. Cats was directed by Tom Hooper[4]. Screenwriters include Lee Hall[5] and Tom Hooper[6]. Cast members include Jennifer Hudson[14], Taylor Swift[15], James Corden[16], Ian McKellen[17], Laurie Davidson[18], and Idris Elba[19].

Publication

Publication dates include December 20, 2019[30], December 25, 2019[31], January 10, 2020[32], and December 26, 2019[33]. The original language of Cats was English[34]. Genres include comedy drama[8], fantasy film[9], drama film[10], and musical film[11]. Cats was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Reviews include 3.9/10[36], 19%[37], and 32/100[38].

Why It Matters

Cats has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Cats is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . AlloCiné. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id logos:Cats_(film)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: logos:Cats_(film), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297303312|Cats (film) (#297303312)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8146|Logopedia "
  2. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 SID0048730
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14567]]: SID0048730, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783162143460"
  3. 17d ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14571 418135
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39375|batch #39375]]: Add [[Property:P14571]] statement based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier of [[Property:P6658]] statement"
  4. 23d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mtrcb rating Parental Guidance
    Publication date +2019-12-20T00:00:00Z, +2019-12-25T00:00:00Z, +2020-01-10T00:00:00Z +1
    Ifco rating PG
    Screenwriter Lee Hall, Tom Hooper
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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