Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Rabbi's Cat Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  An absorbing, nuanced, and vividly animated tale of adventure, ambivalent morality, colonial injustice, talking animals, and the vagaries of religious zeal and colonialism.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  It's a wild and vivid ride and a spirited reminder of the kinship between Jewish and Arab cultural traditions.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  The film presents an often sharp commentary on dueling beliefs and idiocies that unfolds in lush pastel hues and distinctively retro drawings.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Though this gorgeously animated affair showcases the artist's freewheeling style and colorful arabesque imagery, its rambling episodic structure is not quite the cat's meow, even if it remains a thoroughly enjoyable take on Judaism in early 20th century North Africa.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Variety

  This feature-length 3D adaptation of Sfar's comicbook series shares many of the same virtues and problems of his solo, live-action helming debut, the biopic "Gainsbourg," in that it is often colorful, witty and inspired, but also too episodic, and lacks a strong ending.

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