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The Cat's Meow (2002)

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Release Date: April 12, 2002 (LA/NY)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexuality, a scene of violence, and brief drug use.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writer: Steven Peros
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly

The fictional story of what really happened to Thomas H. Ince on board William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Somehow, the jealousy of Hearst towards his young lover and her attraction to Charlie Chaplin leads to the murder of the influential filmmaker, and a cover-up. Read more

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Grade: C+ Kirsten Dunst's 2002 venture is undoubtedly Spider-Man, but less than a month earlier, she had another, lesser known film called The Cat's Meow, a semi-ficticious murder drama-comedy about the mysterious circumstances surrounded the true death of Thomas H. Ince. Despite an all-star cast, The Cat's Meow is also less entertaining. Read the full movie review

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