The Aristocats

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The Aristocats

G

1970

1h 18m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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When a retired opera singer leaves her inheritance to her cat, Duchess (Eva Gabor), and three kittens, the woman's butler drugs the cats and abandons them in the countryside in order to inherit the fortune himself. Lost in unfamiliar territory, Duchess and the kittens meet Thomas O'Malley (Phil Harris), an alley cat willing to help them return to their home in Paris. They meet several kooky characters along the way, including two English geese and an alley cat jazz band.

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Critics Consensus

Though The Aristocats is a mostly middling effort for Disney, it is redeemed by terrific work from its voice cast and some jazzy tunes.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 9, 2018

3/4

The Aristocats is in there with the good ones. It is light and pleasant and funny, the characterization is strong, and the voices of Phil Harris and Eva Gabor are charming in their absolute rightness.

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Stefan Kanfer

TIME Magazine

Nov 4, 2009

The animals' exuberance is so infectious and their "acting" so true to human life that by the fadeout The Aristocats does, indeed, give the audience paws for reflection.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Nov 4, 2009

This 1970 animated feature is dull, careless, and all too typical of the Disney studio's slapdash output before the unexpected renaissance of The Rescuers.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Aug 15, 2023

While the animation is cute and the film creates an incredibly likable main cast of characters each with their own unique personality and presence, the narrative is incredibly basic and lacks any deeper dimension when it comes to purpose or poignance.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 27, 2020

5/10

The animation is masterful and the overall design is appealing.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

May 8, 2019

D-

I kind of feel the same way about the Aristocats as I felt about Fun, Fancy and Free. Both felt very lazy and derivative of better films.

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Jack S

@JSinPNW Sep 8, 2026

The Aristocats was not bad, but it did not keep my attention. The characters were likeable, but it was distracting how within 6 years Phil Harris voiced three different Disney characters (Baloo in Jungle Book, Little John in Robin Hood and O’Malley in Aristocats) who were similar to each other. Also, the movie went off on too many tangents that weren’t critical to the plot, like the scene where the cats meet the geese, or the band of cats. The animation was good, but not better than most Disney movies. Not great, but not horrible.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 10, 2026

The last feature film produced with Walt's direct approval. The kittens are cute, but it is a rather forgettable film compared to other Disney classics.

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Ciaran S

@TrainMultifan26 Jun 28, 2026

The Aristocats is a decently good animated Disney movie, sure the story can confusing at times but at least the heart is in the right place, the animation is easily the the true highlight of the film with some of the best visuals on the big screen, sure the characters can be one dimensional but at the very least have a lot of charm to then not to mention that the songs are great as well, so overall this movie isn't the best that came out of the year 1970 but it's still decent regardless.

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Matteo Q

@Matteo59 Apr 25, 2026

Bello divertente e ti fara canticchiare

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Ben W

@Username618 Apr 25, 2026

Far as I remember, dull as ditch water, sorry. Prefer Basil, which comes later.

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Steven N.

@RT03162678 Apr 12, 2026

Everytime I see this I get nostalgic cuz I watched this as a little kid and I love this

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Synopsis

When a retired opera singer leaves her inheritance to her cat, Duchess (Eva Gabor), and three kittens, the woman's butler drugs the cats and abandons them in the countryside in order to inherit the fortune himself. Lost in unfamiliar territory, Duchess and the kittens meet Thomas O'Malley (Phil Harris), an alley cat willing to help them return to their home in Paris. They meet several kooky characters along the way, including two English geese and an alley cat jazz band.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Producer: Winston Hibler, Wolfgang Reitherman
Screenwriter: Ken Anderson, Larry Clemmons, Eric Cleworth, Vance Gerry, Tom McGowan, Julius Svendsen, Frank Thomas, Ralph Wright
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 1970, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3M
Runtime: 1h 18m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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