Film • Dec 5, 1942
Cat People


Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.
Watch Cat People online (United States)
- Status
- Released
- Release
- December 5, 1942 (82 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Themes
- Folk Horror, Supernatural Fantasy
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Scores
- Average Score
- 72.6%
FilmAffinity
- 73%
IMDb
- 72%
Letterboxd
- 73%
Metacritic
- 72%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 73%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low >
- Violence
- Low >
- Profanity
- None >
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low >
- Fright & Intensity
- Low >
Reviews
AV ClubThe Val Lewton Horror Collection
Don DrukerCat People - Chicago Reader
CineVueCriterion Review: Cat People
EmpireCat People
Roger EbertOn the prowl movie review & film summary (1942)
Chuck BowenBlu-ray Review: Jacques Tourneur’s Cat People on the Criterion Collection - Slant Magazine
Kate MuirClassic film: Cat People (1942)
TVGuide.comCat People
Similar items

I Walked with a Zombie Film · 1943

The Curse of the Cat People Film · 1944

The Leopard Man Film · 1943

Night of the Demon Film · 1957

The Comedy of Terrors Film · 1964

War-Gods of the Deep Film · 1965

The Seventh Victim Film · 1943

Mother of Flies Film · 2025

Nightbooks Film · 2021

The Night Sitter Film · 2018

Deadwood Park Film · 2007

Love Me Deadly Film · 1973











