Garfield: The Movie

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Based on the popular comic strip, this live-action comedy follows the exploits of Garfield (Bill Murray), the large, lazy and wisecracking cat owned by hapless Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer). Jon's other housemate, Odie, is a dim but sweet dog who frequently annoys Garfield. When the conniving orange feline gets fed up with Odie, he devises a way to get rid of the pooch. However, after Garfield has a change of heart about Odie, he must find a way to get his fellow pet back.

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Critics Consensus

When the novelty of the CGI Garfield wears off, what's left is a simplistic kiddie movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Cat-astrophic for adults, but kids will love it.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Without Murray, the film would have much less appeal.

Jun 24, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

The result is not so much catnip as catnap.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2004

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A nice, safe family film.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Even Bill Murray, who provides the cantankerous cat's voice, can do little with the material at his disposal and when he bursts into song, Lost in Translation seems like nine lifetimes ago.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 22, 2019

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

I felt the same misery, despair, offense and nausea while watching this film as I did The Cat in the Hat.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 17, 2016

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Clair S None of my three kids liked it (10, 8, & 6), and my husband and I liked it even less.The only part we liked was the beginning. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Danny T The target market must have been the writers and voice actors who made the movie. One can only hope that they enjoyed amusing themselves. It's too wordy for kids, too ridiculous for adults/parents. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Lucas t Pretty decent movie, I love Bill Murray but this just isn't a movie I would think of when I think of him. 6.2/10. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Leah S Best Garfield movie ever Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/24 Full Review Stan C The only thing I disliked is that the other animals didn't get turned into animation like Garfield did. Otherwise, I think this movie is a little overhated. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Holden D Any kid under 8 will like it but aside from that it's a mess and everyone watching it will think it is nothing but that Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Peter Hewitt Director Breckin Meyer Jon Jennifer Love Hewitt Liz Stephen Tobolowsky Happy Chapman Bill Murray Garfield Nick Cannon Louis

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Synopsis Based on the popular comic strip, this live-action comedy follows the exploits of Garfield (Bill Murray), the large, lazy and wisecracking cat owned by hapless Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer). Jon's other housemate, Odie, is a dim but sweet dog who frequently annoys Garfield. When the conniving orange feline gets fed up with Odie, he devises a way to get rid of the pooch. However, after Garfield has a change of heart about Odie, he must find a way to get his fellow pet back.

Director: Peter Hewitt
Producer: John Davis
Screenwriter: Jim Davis, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Davis Entertainment Classics, 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG (Brief Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.4M
Runtime: 1h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)