The Amazing Maurice

2022
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

5.9K

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Hugh Laurie in The Amazing Maurice (2022)

This story follows Maurice, a goofy streetwise cat, who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe and has his very own horde of rats, who are strangely literate.

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Computer Animation Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.A streetwise cat and his gang of rats come up with the perfect money making scheme.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

5.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Maurice
(voice)

Emilia Clarke

Malicia
(voice)

David Thewlis

Boss Man
(voice)
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Himesh Patel

Keith
(voice)

Gemma Arterton

Peaches
(voice)

Ariyon Bakare

Darktan
(voice)

Joe Sugg

Sardines
(voice)

Julie Atherton

Nourishing
(voice)

Hugh Bonneville

The Mayor
(voice)

Rob Brydon

The Pied Piper
(voice)

Peter Serafinowicz

Death
(voice)

David Tennant

Dangerous Beans
(voice)

Florian Westermann

Ratcatcher Billy
(voice)

Toby Genkel

Ratcatcher Ron
(voice)

Megan Giglia

In-Brine
(voice)

Leona Liberty

Sell-By
(voice)

Julia Stuart

Encouraging Clan Rat
(voice)

Giles New

Blintz Vendor
(voice)
…

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Trivia
The film was made during the pandemic by animation studios in Sheffield and Hamburg, with all the animators working remotely. A new pipeline was created specifically for the production. Not a day was lost from the schedule, and the film delivered precisely on time.

Crazy credits
There is a statement at the end of the closing credits: "GNU Terry Pratchett." This is a semaphore code in the Discworld that honors the deceased, and serves as a dedication to Discworld creator Pratchett.

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Featured review

10/10

Awesome film

A very underappreciated animation. It was buried under tons of Christmas movies and people haven't noticed it.

My family and I very enjoyed watching the film. We laughed more than a few times. Of course, it may be another re-telling of the Pied Piper tale. But touches of Terry Pratchett's humor and cameo of his other characters make it special. And, personally, I liked that atmosphere in the film is darker than in a regular animation films. In my opinion, it's an animation for 10 yo and older.

Important note: I didn't read this book, so I had no expectations of this adaptation.

It's a 10 for me.