The Sick Kitten

The Sick Kitten

Directed by George Albert Smith

Produced by George Albert Smith Films

19031 min5.6 / 10

A charming, gentle vignette of Edwardian children tending to a sick kitten, notable as an early technical innovation in cinema history.

A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is important for being one of the earliest films to cut to a close-up, then back again to the same medium shot as before.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Sick Kitten scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Sick Kitten easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Sick Kitten violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Sick Kitten sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does The Sick Kitten end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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