Cat Person

Cat Person

Based on the sensational New Yorker short story.

Directed by Susanna Fogel

Produced by StudioCanal, The New Yorker Studios

2023118 min5.7 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about the gap between digital and real-world personas, grounded in the discomfort and unease of a date gone wrong.

When Margot, a college sophomore, goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts.

Questions people ask

  • Does Cat Person end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Cat Person sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Cat Person violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cat Person scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cat Person easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cat Person

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cat Person

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cat Person, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cat Person, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cat Person, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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