Cinema Cats is a tribute to the many feline film stars and kitty cameos seen throughout the history of film.
I come from a family of movie lovers. My father and I try to watch one movie every night when possible. Five years or so before this blog began in January 2014, it became a common occurrence for me to yell out “Kitty!” any time a cat appeared on the screen. Many times I thought I should keep a list of all the movies that feature cats, even just briefly. This idea simply wouldn’t go away, and so I proudly present this blog where film lovers and cat lovers can indulge their two passions in one place.
Cinema Cats covers all genre of film from around the world, spanning silent “flickers” to current releases. I have also included notable cat appearances on television shows, both current and classic, as well as in animated movies, short films, music videos and even newsreels and documentaries.
This list of films and television shows featuring cats continues to expand with 3,000 + entries so far. I will continue to post at least one new entry a day, with several hundred more films and shows waiting to be watched and reviewed (and countless more yet to be discovered!) I hope I will include many of your favorites and perhaps you’ll discover some new favorite films (and felines) here as well!
Some basics about the blog:
Cinema Cats focuses on film and television appearances by any member of Felis catusor, in layman’s terms, cats of the domestic variety. We will not cover big cats in movies (our apologies to Leo, Clarence and Baby.)
Cats are not always treated well in movies, but we will cover all cat appearances, both good and bad. If you are sensitive to violence against animals, we will provide a Kitty Carnage Warning whenever violence against a cat occurs (or if we feel the cat actor was mistreated during production.)
Images from films are used for illustrative purposes only. We do not infer the rights to any images published from films or publicity material from studios. If anything is posted on this site which you feel violates a copyright you own, please let us know immediately!
Cinema Cat Contributors
We are very pleased to welcome these fellow writers who are now contributing posts to the site!
Mark Murton
Ailurophile and cinephile (in that order).
Ted Davis
A life-long appreciator of old movies and TV shows, and a cat-owner and cat-food bearer. (Life-long is not exactly accurate since I was probably 3 or 4 before the appreciation began.)
Brian H
Retired computer engineer, has had mostly tuxedo cats, fan of 1940’s crime films and 1950’s science fiction films.
Cinema Cat Spotters
We are so grateful to all the cat and movie fans who have sent us their cat spottings in various fields of entertainment over the years! Some have been sending us their spottings for years and have earned a place on this list!
Nick Wale
A film historian living in Gran Canaria who, in addition to cat-spotting, is moderator for the Peplum Paradise group on Facebook dedicated to peplum and historical films and a contributor to the Thrilling Forum website dedicated to the identification of little-known Italian actors. Also has 4 cats.
T.j. Dotson
A lifelong fan of both cats and film. When he’s not killing it in the Cleveland banking industry, he can be found watching movies with his cat Floyd and loving every minute of his life with his wife.
Stevie Holcomb
A cat lady for sure – in fact, she founded the Facebook group My House, Not My Cat and will be publishing a book of stories from the group this fall. She’s been a fan of Cinema Cats for years, and has been known to pause a show or movie when a cat shows up so she can send it in!
Jon R. Kennedy
Native of Meadville, Pennsylvania, now living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Retired neurosurgery R.N. Huge fan of Turner Classic Movies.
Erin T. Aardvark
A huge lover of cats, and always on the lookout for them in television shows and movies. When she sees them, she will point it out to her family, and shout “Kitty!” Then, she’s likely to pay more attention to the cat than the actors and what’s going on in the scene.
Rob G
Has had a long interest in films, especially historic, Victorian & Edwardian periods, and especially with our feline friends starring. Has always been a human owned by Cats. Torties have always been in his life, and always will be.
Wahrhaftig
A confessed cinemaniac who obsesses over obscure horror, film noir, & pre-code films.
Bill and Teresa Peschel
Writers and film-lovers who live in Hershey, Pa., with four cats. When they began the Agatha Christie, She Watched film project they began noticing cats, then started to report them to us. You can follow their cats and their film adventures at Peschel Press.