The Aristocats

A tune-filled animated extravaganza.

1970 • 78 min • Animation · Comedy · Family · Adventure

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Synopsis

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

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When a Parisian fortune is left to a family of aristocratic cats, the greedy butler plots to remove them. Stranded far from home, the feline family meets a charming alley cat who, along with his jazz-loving friends, helps them on a grand adventure to return.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Cats are kidnapped and left in a remote location.
A character smokes a cigar and drinks wine.
Some peril as the cats try to get back home.

What it models well

The importance of family and belonging
Friendship and helping others
Finding joy in unexpected places

Talk about it after

Different kinds of families and how they grow
Why it's wrong to take what isn't yours
The value of working together to solve problems

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Top billed cast

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman • Crew: Larry Clemmons, Vance Gerry, Ken Anderson, Frank Thomas, Eric Cleworth, Julius Svendsen, Ralph Wright, Tom McGowan, Tom Rowe

Trailers & clips

The Scat Cat Club - Official Clip

The Aristocats - Trailer #6 - 1987 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K)

The Aristocats - 1970 Theatrical Trailer (35mm 4K)

The Aristocats - 1980 Reissue Trailer

The Aristocats - 2012 Special Edition Blu-ray Trailer

The Aristocats - 1996 Masterpiece Collection VHS Trailer

The Aristocats - 1970 Teaser Trailer (35mm 4K)

Reviewer notes

Recommended
When a wealthy Parisian lady summons her lawyer to amend her will, her faithful butler "Edgar" assumes it will all be his. Well, he discovers: maybe it will, but only after her cats have had their day first! Infuriated, he concocts a plan to be rid of the pesky felines once and for all. An overdose of a sleeping draught, a nice long drive and a nice big sack. A bridge over a fast moving river and the job ought to ...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community