The Amazing Maurice (2023)
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A British charming and funny movie, reminiscent of the style of 'Paddington' stories, 'The Amazing Maurice' is a fairytale-like story: a cat (Hugh Laurie from 'House'), a boy (Himesh Patel) and a gang of talking rats go from town to town to pull off small scams - although the rats are also victims, believing in Maurice the cat's tall tale that they're going to some kind of animal paradise. However, everything turns unexpectedly dangerous when they stop in a town with rat hunters who foil the plan of this unlikely group. Reminiscent of 'Gato de Botas 2', the feature film is guaranteed fun for children, who will be enchanted by the sarcastic cat and these personality-filled rats, and for adults, who will be able to leave the movie session with a good message about friendship, camaraderie and honesty.
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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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