The Cat and the Canary fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
The Cat and the Canary is tense and scary.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery and the mind
Its world is built around mystery and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!
You are here: The Cat and the CanaryTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary1978
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)House of Wax (1953)The Spiral Staircase (1946)The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)Gaslight (1944)The Black Cat (1934)And Then There Were None (1945)D.O.A. (1949)Blackmail (1929)Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)The Boston Strangler (1968)Nightmare Alley (1947)Rangi Taranga (2015)The Old Dark House (1932)Black Sabbath (1963)Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)Kurup (2021)The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)Dead Again (1991)Diabolique (1955)The Awakening (2011)Frenzy (1972)Wait Until Dark (1967)The Bad Seed (1956)Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)The City of the Dead (1960)The Black Phone (2022)The Body Snatcher (1945)The Butcher (1970)The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)The Limehouse Golem (2016)Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)The Burrowers (2008)Leave Her to Heaven (1945)From Hell (2001)A Haunting in Venice (2023)Deep Red (1975)The Two Faces of January (2014)Marnie (1964)Death Note: The Last Name (2006)Harper (1966)Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)CAT (2022)Martin (1978)Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)Breakheart Pass (1975)Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)Dead of Night (1945)Black Christmas (1974)Shutter Island (2010)The Most Dangerous Game (1932)Cold in July (2014)Run (2020)Eileen (2023)Tightrope (1984)The Naked Spur (1953)Magic (1978)A Bay of Blood (1971)We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)Spellbound (1945)Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)Julia's Eyes (2010)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Cat and the Canary is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 5.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 38 min
The Cat and the Canary runs 1 h 38 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cat and the Canary in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for The Cat and the Canary, including Dramatic Irony, Peek-a-Boo Corpse, Color Wash.
5.6
