The Cat o' Nine Tails fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, crime, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Cat o' Nine Tails is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around mystery, crime, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!
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The Cat o' Nine Tails is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor, and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 52 min
The Cat o' Nine Tails runs 1 h 52 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Cat o' Nine Tails higher (72) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in Italian. Produced in Germany, France, Italy.
+123GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cat o' Nine Tails in 137 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 20 storytelling tropes for The Cat o' Nine Tails, including Mistaken for Murderer, Title Drop, Tampering with Food and Drink.
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