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Cat People (1942)

NR ★ 6.9/10 73 min Mystery, Horror, Romance United States English
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: DeWitt Bodeen
Streaming: Not available
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!

Description

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

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Top Cast

Simone Simon
Simone Simon Irena Dubrovna Reed
Kent Smith
Kent Smith Oliver Reed
Tom Conway
Tom Conway Dr. Louis Judd
Jane Randolph
Jane Randolph Alice Moore
Jack Holt
Jack Holt The Commodore
Henrietta Burnside Sue Ellen (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Alec Craig Zookeeper (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Eddie Dew Street Policeman (uncredited)

Cat People Appears on 20 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #844
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #149
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #229
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #828
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #984
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #106

Critic Curated

Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #52
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #15
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #63
Paste Magazines 50 Best Films Of The 1940s
Paste Magazine #26
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #67
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #51

Filmmaker Curation

Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #16
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #077
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #21
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #253

Identity Theme

55 Essential Queer Horror Films
Vulture #05

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #194
Showdown That Darn Cat
Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown The Hidden
Letterboxd Showdown #15

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