Cats are often made into antagonists: either cats want to enslave people and take over the world, or whiskers are considered servants of the devil, and dogs, of course, always go to heaven. Stop putting up with this: we have collected ten full-length cartoons, the main characters of which are brave kittens, kind kitties and good cats. In their stories they purr, play with balls, save other animals, people and even mice - just little tailed angels. And at the end of the selection, let’s remember Soviet films and famous animated series about cats - there are never too many cats.
- Aristocratic cats
- Cats don't dance
- Puss in Boots
- Cat's life
- Thunder the Cat and the Enchanted House
- Return of the cat
- Oliver and company
- Once upon a time there was a cat
- Great cat escape
- The adventures of the famous detective cat
Aristocratic cats
- Rating 8.1 / 7.1 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, musical, comedy, adventure, family
- Country: USA
- Starring Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway
- Directed by Wolfgang Reiterman
- Duration 78 min. / 01:18
- Walt Disney Productions Studio
- Premiere date December 11, 1970
- Screenplay: Larry Clemmons, Vance Gerry, Ken Anderson
In the 21st century, the Duchess would definitely become the queen of Instagram: this snow-white purr is simply the embodiment of grace, tenderness and cat delight. In addition, the Duchess is always surrounded by her kittens: Berlioz, Toulouse and Marie. All four furry cats live in the house of Madame Bonfamili, an elderly lonely woman who loves her cats. Madame has neither a husband nor children, and the old woman wants to bequeath all her huge fortune to the mustaches and her butler Edgar. Well, who is man's best friend after that? But Edgar isn’t exactly evil, but the butler doesn’t want to stand in line for wealth behind four-legged angels who can’t even write a check. Therefore, he makes a not very logical decision to eliminate the mustachioed heirs. So spoiled cats, accustomed to lapping up fresh cream and sleeping on feather beds, find themselves on a dirty road far from the city. In such conditions, playing the piano and the ability to draw do not give aristocrats any survival bonuses, and without help, purebred purrs will not return to the house of their beloved mistress. It's good that in the movies you can always meet a charming stranger on the road to Paris. For example, Thomas O'Malley, a red-haired tramp, whom the Duchess's languid and sad eyes do not leave indifferent. Thomas undertakes to accompany the unhappy family home, and the dangerous journey turns into a romantic walk through the cozy French streets.
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The idea was partially copied from the plot of “Purrs” from 1962. In the old Warner Bros. animated musical. the village cat purrs in the voice of Judy Garland, and all her meows are dedicated only to dreams of Paris. Murlyka goes there, abandoning his faithful and loving cat Jean-Tom in his native village. The French capital does not greet Murlyka very hospitably, and the snow-white graceful cat is kidnapped by criminal cats. Now the time has come for Jean-Tom to prove that the loyalty and love of one village softpaw is worth all the temptations of Paris.
Mickey Mouse
This anthropomorphic mouse is not only a symbol of The Walt Disney Company, but also of the entire American culture.
Mickey's official birthday is November 18, 1928. It was on this day that the cartoon “Steamboat Willie” was shown to the world. Until 1947, Walt Disney personally voiced Mickey Mouse; due to a chronic cough due to smoking, he was forced to stop voicing.
Mickey has a girlfriend named Minnie, his little brother Morty, and aggressive and mischievous nephews Michael and Milo Fieldmouse - all mice, of course.
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Cats don't dance
- Rating 7.8 / 6.9 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, musical, fantasy, comedy, family
- Country: USA
- Starring Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Natalie Cole
- Director Mark Dindal
- Duration 75 min. / 01:15
- Turner Feature Animation Studio
- Premiere date March 26, 1997
- Screenplay: Robert Gannaway, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser
Next in the selection is the Warner Bros. cartoon. from The Emperor's New Groove director Mark Dindal. This is the case when they decided not to spend money on the plot, and invested all their creative resources into details in songs, dialogues, drawing and character development. A musical about a tailed purr who comes to Hollywood with a dream of red carpets and difficult roles, and on the spot receives discrimination and high competition - only moles have not seen such a plot. But the creators got creative with everything else, and even came up with an antagonist such that there might be more candidates in the queue for childfree.
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Cartoon series about cats
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
- USA, 1940 - present.
- Cartoon, short film, comedy, family.
- Duration: 2 seasons.
- IMDb: 9.2.
A still from the animated series “Tom and Jerry”
Tom is a cat who lives with his owner named Mommy-Two-Slippers. In each episode, he tries to catch the annoying mouse Jerry, who is cunningly outwitting his opponent. As a result, the cat always suffers during the chase, and in the end he is left with nothing.
The cult series has existed since the 40s of the last century. Visual humor, just the right amount of satire and vibrant musical accompaniment have made it a favorite of audiences around the world. In addition to 193 short episodes, more than 10 full-length films about a cat and a mouse were created. And in 2021, Warner Bros. releases a film featuring hand-drawn characters.
Kitten named Woof
- USSR, 1976–1982.
- Cartoon, children's.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 7.8.
A still from the animated series “A Kitten Named Woof”
A series of Soviet cartoons based on the fairy tales of Grigory Oster tells about the adventures of a kitten with an unusual name. Woof constantly finds himself in funny situations, from which he learns something new. His puppy Sharik and an old barn cat help him with this.
Another hit of Soviet animation in our selection. Of course, this series is very different from Western animated films, which is of particular interest to the modern viewer. “A Kitten Named Woof” teaches how to be friends, be honest, and also take care of the weak and defenseless.
The Adventures of Leopold the Cat
- USSR, 1975–1987.
- Cartoon.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 7.5.
Still from the animated series “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat”
Leopold is a very kind and well-mannered cat. But the two hooligan mice just don’t want to leave him alone. They intrigue the good-natured cat and call him a “vile coward.” However, in this case, the mice themselves suffer, and Leopold often has to save the pranksters.
“Leopold” has become a true classic of Russian animation, and some quotes from the animated series have turned into catchphrases. Interestingly, different production methods were used during its creation. The first episodes of the series were shot using the transfer technique, and the subsequent ones were drawn.
In 2015, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Anatoly Reznikov, the director of the cartoon, a sequel was filmed - “The New Adventures of Leopold the Cat.” The relaunch of everyone’s favorite project took place on the Mult channel.
Cats, go ahead!
- Russia, Cyprus, 2012 - present.
- Children's, cartoon.
- Duration: 2 seasons.
- IMDb: 6.9.
A still from the TV series “Cats, Go!”
Kittens Kotya and Katya love their box of toys. Once they jump in, the magic begins. The kids use their imagination to transform their room into a blueberry island or a medieval castle. Kotya and Katya go on adventures, learn something new about this world and return to their parents with new knowledge.
This series is an infrequent example of cooperation between Russian and Western animators. The author of the idea and director is our compatriot Vladimir Ponomarev, known for the TV series Mr. Freeman. And the script is developed by foreign masters - screenwriters of “Gummi Bears”, “Sesame Street” and other popular projects.
Puss in Boots
- Rating 7.1 / 6.6 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, fantasy, action, comedy, detective, adventure, family
- Country: USA
- Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton
- Director Chris Miller
- Duration 90 min. / 01:30
- DreamWorks Animation Studio
- Premiere date October 23, 2011
- Screenplay by Tom Wheeler, David H. Steinberg, Brian Lynch
The solo film of the big-eyed cutie from “Shrek” - that’s who got the role for his beautiful eyes. Before meeting the famous ogre, the stylish red cat mercenary was engaged in ignoble affairs, and in one of his adventures he went so far that he almost destroyed his hometown. By the way, there, in San Ricardo, the cat is generally not very popular, and for the red face there is a sum with a tempting number of zeros. But Kotozorro wanted to rumble about his reputation as a dangerous criminal. The cat cares about the opinion of only one person - Imelda, the teacher of the orphanage where the cat grew up. Imelda replaced the mustachioed mother, and the disappointment in her eyes is the only thing that makes the Cat make a sincerely sad face. The film will tell why the furry one made paws from his hometown, how he returned and looked into his mother’s eyes again, which is why he stole magic beans, how he met his childhood friend, Humpty Dumpty, and met Softpaws. A purr that made the Cat take off his hat.
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The cartoon about a friend of a donkey and an ogre was nominated for an Oscar as best animated film, but in 2012 the lizards won, and the creators of “Rango” took the statuette.
Gadget and Roquefort
Roquefort is one of the most charismatic characters in the animated series Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers. He is an Australian mouse in a gray raincoat with a large red mustache. In the Russian version of the series, Roquefort was named after the type of cheese of the same name.
Rocky has a weakness for this product - as soon as he smells it, he falls into a trance and is irresistibly drawn to it. The strongest member of the squad. He cooks great. He is devotedly friends with the fly Zipper.
Gadget is the squad's pilot, inventor and mechanic. Wears canned glasses. The only female rescuer and the object of constant desire for Chip and Dale. Can collect vehicles and weapons from garbage. Her late father Gigo is a test pilot and an old friend of Rocky's.
Original name Gadget Hackwrench. But the word gadget was almost unknown in the Soviet Union, and it was replaced by Gayka. The second part of the name Hackwrench literally translates as “hacking wrench.”
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Cat's life
- Rating 6.9 / 6.9 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: Cartoon, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Family
- Country France, Belgium, USA
- Starring Dominique Blanc, Bernadette Lafon, Bruno Salomon
- Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
- Duration 70 min. / 01:10
- Studio Lunanime
- Premiere date October 15, 2010
- Screenplay: Alain Gagnol, Jacques-Rémy Gerard
One of The New York Times' critics called this French cartoon "a children's animated version of the thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock or Roman Polanski." And the plot is really dark. The cat Dino lives with the girl Zoe, who has not spoken a word since her father's death. Dad was killed by gangsters, and Zoe's mother, who works for the police, turned into an obsessed avenger. The rumbling anti-stress in this family is definitely worth the wool flying around the apartment. Only Dino, although an excellent friend for his little unfortunate mistress, still does not belong to her and at night he walks along the rooftops with the thief Niko. What is allowed to a cat is not allowed to little girls, and Zoe clearly has no place in the night world of bandits, but childhood curiosity is difficult to control, and one day the girl follows her pet to the roof and learns that the criminals have come up with a plan against her mother. Having rightly decided that the adults in her family, according to statistics, die from gangster bullets more often, the girl decides to save her mother on her own, and Dino and Niko will have to play “Turnip” and get both mother and daughter out of trouble.
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Neighbor of "Puss in Boots" in the Oscar nomination for best animated film.
Remy
The touching rat from the film “Ratatouille” immediately won the hearts of critics. Brad Bird's full-length cartoon, created at Pixar, was released in 2007 and received an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Having escaped from his relatives, Remy finds himself in a restaurant and, sitting under the hood of an unlucky novice chef, creates culinary masterpieces. A wonderful story about love, friendship and haute French cuisine.
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Thunder the Cat and the Enchanted House
- Rating 6.7 / 6.3 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, family
- Country Belgium, UK, France
- Starring Brianne Brosey, George Babbitt, Joey Kamen
- Director: Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen, Mimi Maynard
- Duration 85 min. / 01:25
- Studio Studio Canal International
- Premiere date December 24, 2013
- Screenplay: Ben Stassen, James Flynn, Domonique Paris
For kittens to perform their cuteness magic, all they need is a bag or an old box, but the kitten from this cartoon has a whole magician’s house in his arsenal. Funny toys, equipment for illusions, hats - all this lost Thunder, who got to the magician by accident, would have mastered it easily. But the illusionist’s other animals looked suspiciously at the new tenant. Who is interested in rabbits and mice when there is a fluffy big-eyed and purring creature nearby? The rodents' dissatisfaction is completely justified, and simply being next to a predator that seems to be able to eat you is an unpleasant circumstance. The rabbit and the mouse, in the tradition of the Mouse Hunt, try to get Thunder out of the house, but in the end only the old magician survives. The owner is taken to the hospital, and the animals of the magical mansion encounter a fairy-tale idiot - the magician's nephew. The guy's moral compass is very bad - years of working as a realtor are taking their toll, so taking advantage of the property of a temporarily immobilized uncle seems like a cool idea to the antagonist. But Grom and the other inhabitants of the house are ready to defend their home from real estate raids, and the cat version of “Home Alone” begins on the screen.
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A selection of games for cats on Android
- Mouse for Cats (best reviewed)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.petrv.mouse_for_cats&hl=ru
- Cat Alone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galbro.cataloneandroid&hl=ru
- Laser Cat 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otfun.lasercat2
- Mouse on screen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.tamigames.TheMouseOnTheScreenForACat&hl=ru
- Friskies Cat Fishing
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.friskies.catfishing&hl=ru
Return of the cat
- Rating 7.8 / 7.2 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre Anime, Cartoon, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
- Country Japan
- Starring Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda
- Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
- Duration 75 min. / 01:15
- Mitsubishi Corportaion Studio
- Premiere date: July 19, 2002
- Screenplay by Aoi Hiragi, Reiko Yoshida
A full-length anime produced by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. This time, the great master took on the story of the girl Haru, who ended up in the kingdom of cats. It was not by chance that she ended up like Chihiro with ghosts - Haru went to the cats so that they would stop showering her with gifts. One day, a girl saved a cat prince from under the wheels of a truck, and now the cat office returns Haru’s debt for the heir’s life (by the way, in the original the title sounds more like “The Cat Returns the Debt,” and the Russian localization is just a typical Russian localization). Just being nice for cats is not the same as being nice for people. Well, someone, of course, might enjoy finding a gift box of mice or a garden full of catnip in a school locker. But for Haru, like for many people, gifts from cats were more of a problem. And after the aperitifs and treats, the cat office promised the girl the main reward - turning into a cat and getting married to the cat prince. Haru definitely doesn’t need such gifts, and the brave schoolgirl herself goes to the cat world to find the cat Baron, who should help her.
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Roddy Jame and Rita Malone
Animated by David Bowers and Sam Fell, Flush Away! came out in 2006. It is entirely drawn on a costume computer, although it is based on plasticine animation
The main characters were voiced by Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet; in the Russian translation they were replaced by Ivan Urgant and Yana Churikova.
Rody led an aristocratic lifestyle until, by chance, he was washed down the London sewers and ended up in the rat city. He will have to make friends with the boatwoman Rita and get into incredible adventures in the spirit of James Bond.
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Oliver and company
- Rating 7.9 / 6.7 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, musical, comedy, adventure, family
- Country: USA
- Starring Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin
- Directed by George Scribner
- Duration 74 min. / 01:14
- Walt Disney Pictures Studio
- Premiere date November 13, 1988
- Screenplay Jim Cox, Tim Disney, James Mangold
The first Disney film to be drawn using 2D computer animation. There are much more dogs and people here than cats, but the main character is a little purr named Oliver. In New York, good hands ended with this kitten, and the only way the baby was saved from the feeling of loneliness was by killing everything with hunger. The kitten tries to steal the fragrant sausages, but nothing works, and then the first dog appears in the plot - Dodger. An experienced tramp, living with a petty thief and a whole flock of equally homeless four-legged animals. Dodger and Oliver lighten the meat counter by a couple of kilograms, but the dog does not intend to share the spoils. The cunning, sneaky and slobbering mongrel runs away with the stolen sausages to his pack, but Oliver follows the dog's trail and soon charms the homeless owner and all his pets. But the homeless family has no time for a happily ever after: the owner owes money to a very dangerous moneylender, and the four-legged animals must help the man pay on time.
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Teacher Splinter
The wisest character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, an anthropomorphic mutant rat skilled in martial arts. Sensei. Replaces the turtles with a father. His hobbies include reading, cooking and meditation.
Splinter's full history is unknown. In some versions (comic book, first film adaptation), Splinter is a pet rat who learned the art of ninjutsu from his owner Hamato Yoshi. In the other (two cartoons) he is the former human Hamato Yoshi, who, under the influence of a mutagen, turned into a rat-like creature.
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Once upon a time there was a cat
- Rating 6.8 / 6.7 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: Cartoon, Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Family
- Country Japan, Canada
- Starring Mao Inoue, Ryohei Suzuki, Akio Ohtsuka
- Directed by Moto Sakakibara, Kunihiko Yuyama
- Duration 89 min. / 01:29
- Bandai Studio
- Premiere date June 22, 2016
- Screenplay by Yoichi Kato, Hiroshi Saito, Hanmo Sugiura
The black kitten Rudolf lived in a cozy house with his beloved girl-hostess, but one day, simply out of curiosity, he ran out the gate and got lost. I got so lost that I accidentally drove off to another city. Cars, people hurrying somewhere, dogs - the world is not very kind to lost kittens. But the red-tailed tramp with a million names turned out to be more sensitive. So Rudolph got a mentor who decided to help the baby return home.
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Pinky and the Brain
Steven Spielberg's American animated series about laboratory mice of the same name has been broadcast since September 1995.
As a result of experiments, Brain turned out to be smart to the point of genius. He is obsessed with the idea of power over the world and comes up with new and exotic methods - an army of robots, a hypno-ray, an evolution machine, an alternative planet made of papier-mâché and a million others. Hates clowns, stupid TV shows and stupid dancing (he likes Irish dancing).
After laboratory experiments, Pinky became just a fool who listens to music a lot and watches TV for a long time or just runs around the cage and is happy.
The main advantage of the naive Pinky is his devotion to his friend. For example, on Halloween, he sold his soul to Satan in order to fulfill Brain's cherished wish to take over the world, and asked for himself “a thing for cutting radishes into pieces.”
Each episode begins and ends with a short dialogue between the mice: "Hey Brain, what are we doing tonight?" - “The same as always, Pinky. Let's try to conquer the world!
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Great cat escape
- Rating 6.7 / 4.8 (Kinopoisk/IMDb)
- Genre: cartoon, comedy, children's, adventure, family
- Country China
- Starring Yang Yando, Emil Chau, Chen Lingsheng
- Director Gary Wang
- Duration 85 min. / 01:25
- Light Chaser Animation Studios
- Premiere date April 5, 2018
- Screenplay by Gary Wang
And again about the runaway kitten. Fluffy is fulfilling his nickname as best he can: his sides are rounded, his movements are minimal, his dream is to lie forever in his owners’ house and disturb the peace of his furry paws as little as possible. The only thing that prevents Pukhlyash from turning into the happiest lump of fat is his son Shutrik. Dad and baby are united only by their telling names: Shustrik cannot stand even a couple of seconds without moving and most of all wants to escape from home to the land of pink dreams. The way there lies through dirty and cruel streets, but can dirt, cold and hunger stop the little dreamer? Nimble runs away, and Fluffy also has to go outside in search of the restless kitten.
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