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Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat

20145.01h 41m

Overview

When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton, an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta, and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.

Directed by Gillian Greene
Written by Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow
Produced by Molly Hassell, Sam Raimi, Gillian Greene
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Top Cast

Fran Kranz

Fran Kranz

Clinton Moisey

Nikki Reed

Nikki Reed

Greta Chiplinsky

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Sheriff Frank Hoyle

Leonardo Nam

Leonardo Nam

Yi Kim

Dileep Rao

Dileep Rao

Dr. Jag Mundhra

Aidan Andrews

Aidan Andrews

Trevor

Brian Turk

Brian Turk

Dave Calvetti

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Edie Moisey

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Alistair Ford

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Lauren Sivan

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Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat is a thriller, comedy, mystery film released in 2014 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Gillian Greene, it stars Fran Kranz, Nikki Reed, J.K. Simmons. When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton, an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta, and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.

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