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  • 2019
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2019
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 54 m

Summary While his mother seeks treatment in rehab, teenager Nick (Alex Wolff) comes to New York to stay with a musician friend of his father’s (Mike Epps) and to meet people who can show him what the city has to offer. Nick’s time away from home causes his buried pain and vulnerabilities to bubble to the surface and forces him to deal with them.

Directed By: Alex Wolff

Written By: Alex Wolff

  • 2019
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2019
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 54 m

The Cat and the Moon

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary While his mother seeks treatment in rehab, teenager Nick (Alex Wolff) comes to New York to stay with a musician friend of his father’s (Mike Epps) and to meet people who can show him what the city has to offer. Nick’s time away from home causes his buried pain and vulnerabilities to bubble to the surface and forces him to deal with them.

Directed By: Alex Wolff

Written By: Alex Wolff

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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90
Oct 24, 2019
Wolff has made a debut feature as impressive in its deliberate modesty and unpretentiousness as it is in matters of psychological nuance and technical skill.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2019
I still can’t believe this is Wolff’s first film as writer and director. He shows an excellent command of storytelling. There’s a lot of backstory and very little exposition (which can be a first-time filmmaker trap). His dialogue is natural and authentic to the age of its characters, and the way eventual conflicts between the friends play out feels unforced.
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 25, 2019
It’s worth noting that The Cat and the Moon is almost two hours long — Wolff could have easily cut it to 85 minutes and achieved the same tone and emotional peaks, but this movie is specifically meant to exemplify passion.
By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW
67
Oct 24, 2019
It’s easy to fault the egos of actors who want to write and direct themselves, but if they don’t make the most of the star attraction — their own performance strengths — what’s the point?
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 24, 2019
This indulgent, overlong film takes a solid hour for its bigger themes of love, loss and guilt to settle in. By then, however, the movie has tried our patience to the point that many may not care.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Related Pictures
Release Date Oct 25, 2019
Duration 1 h 54 m
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Awards

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
• 1 Nomination

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