# Cats & Dogs - Wie Hund und Katz (2001)

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**Original title**: *Cats & Dogs*
**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Lawrence Guterman
**Written by**: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
**Starring**: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Miriam Margolyes, Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin

> *Things Are Gonna Get Hairy!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suburban backyard on a sunny afternoon, lawn mower humming, a cat watching from the fence. A vaccine upends the pets' secret war, cats and dogs clash in a frenzy of fur and teeth. This family comedy holds up as a lighthearted afternoon watch.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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