Are We Not Cats

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| director = Xander Robin

| writer = Xander Robin

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| cinematography = Matt Clegg

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Dustin Waldman
Xander Robin

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Garret H. Morris
DJ Burn One

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| production_companies = Greatest Planet On Earth

| distributor = Cleopatra Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2016|09|09|Venice|2018|02|13|Theatrical}}

| runtime = 77 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $90,000{{Cn|date=December 2023}}

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Are We Not Cats is a 2016 horror romance film written and directed by Xander Robin, about two strangers who spark romance through an unusual habit. The film stars Michael Patrick Nicholson, Chelsea Lopez, and Michael Godere.

The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and was listed as one of the top 10 horror films of 2018 by Rotten Tomatoes.{{Cite web |title=Best Horror Movies of 2018 by Tomatometer |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-horror-movies-2018-tomatometer/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2020-09-27}}

Synopsis

After losing his job, girlfriend, and home in a single day, Eli, a desperate twenty-something accepts a delivery job in a remote upstate backwater. There he meets Anya, a beguiling young woman with whom he shares a strange habit.

Eli's skin picking is reminiscent of Excoriation disorder and Trichotillomania, while Anya's hair picking is reminiscent of Trichotillomania and Trichophagia, leading to a climactic case of Rapunzel syndrome.

Cast

Michael Patrick Nicholson as Eli
Chelsea Lopez as Anya
Michael Godere as Kyle
Dean Holtermann as Al
Charles Gould as Ari
Adeline Thery as Madeline
Alice Frank as Alice
Tuffy Questell as Dennis
Theodore Bouloukos as Dr. Mooney
Carson Grant as Hawke
Joe Buldo as Jack
Ernst Zorin as Shvitzer Sam
Marika Daciuk as Sonia
Bill Weeden as Diner Dad
Alex Goldberg as Max

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Venice Critics Week Announcement|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/venice-critics-week-new-film-from-iranian-director-keywan-karimi-who-was-sentenced-to-jail-and-223-lashes-1201821964|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217074748/http://variety.com:80/2016/film/festivals/venice-critics-week-new-film-from-iranian-director-keywan-karimi-who-was-sentenced-to-jail-and-223-lashes-1201821964/ |archive-date=2017-12-17 |access-date=2020-09-27|website=Variety|language=en}} as the closing film of the Critics Week sidebar.

It later screened at 2016 Sitges Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Oldenburg International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and won best narrative feature at the 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival.

Are We Not Cats was released in North America in 2018 by Cleopatra Entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

It was later released to stream on Shudder.{{Cite web|title=Watch Are We Not Cats on Shudder|url=http://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/are-we-not-cats/4330004|access-date=2020-09-27|website=SHUDDER}}

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 91% based on 11 reviews.{{Cite web |title=Are We Not Cats|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/are_we_not_cats|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116060128/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/are_we_not_cats/ |archive-date=2018-01-16 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= }} On Metacritic it has a score of 68% based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{cite web |title=Are We Not Cats |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/are-we-not-cats/ |website=Metacritic }}

References

External links

{{officialwebsite|https://www.arewenotcats.com/}}
{{IMDb title|5325492}}
[https://letterboxd.com/film/are-we-not-cats/ Are We Not Cats] on Letterboxd
[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/are_we_not_cats Are We Not Cats] on Rotten Tomatoes
[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/are-we-not-cats Are We Not Cats] on Metacritic

Category:2016 independent films

Category:2016 films

Category:American independent films

Category:American body horror films