Summary
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 66Audiences 64GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer74%
Metascore58
User score6.9
Letterboxd · 87 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.3
Audience score58%
Box office
20%of its budget back
- Budget
- $11 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $11 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
+17Released
2014
January 19, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeHorrorFantasyThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more17 people
- Ryan ReynoldsJerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
- Gemma ArtertonFiona
- Anna KendrickLisa
- Jacki WeaverDr. Warren
- Ella SmithAlison
- Paul ChahidiDennis Kowalski
- Stanley TownsendSheriff Weinbacher
- Adi ShankarJohn
Sam SpruellDave
Valerie KochJerry's Mother
Gulliver McGrathJerry (12 years old)
Paul BrightwellJerry's Stepfather- AKAlessa KordeckSheryl
Michael PinkJesus
Ricardia BramleySheila Hammer
Alex TondowskiTom
Kai Fung RieckChinese Elvis
Directing · 1
- Marjane Satrapi Director
Writing · 1
- Michael R. Perry Writer
Production · 17
- Carl Woebcken Executive Producer
- Cathy Schulman Executive Producer
- Christoph Fisser Executive Producer
- Henning Molfenter Executive Producer
- Adam C. Stone Executive Producer
- John Powers Middleton Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Maxime Alexandre Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Stéphane Roche Editor
Sound · 3
- Olivier Bernet Original Music Composer
- Lars Ginzel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Larry Blake ADR Mixer
Art · 1
- Udo Kramer Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Bettina Helmi Costume Design
- Nathalie Tissier Makeup Designer, Key Makeup Artist
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