The Amazing Maurice

2022
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

5.9K

YOUR RATING

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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10/10

A hugely enjoyable family film

The trick with a film like this is to make a film that is both accessible to everyone, and that includes young children as well as to the Terry Pratchett faithful. I'm delighted to say this film manages both in spades.

The casting is fantastic and the animation, including British animation is wonderful and a delight not to be in the world of Disney for an animated feature. I don't know much about Terry Pratchett, but I have read this book and it manages to hit all the points that I would expect, with great characters and so many laughs in the cinema where we watched an early showing. The children, especially with riveted it seemed.