Catfight
Catfight

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Catfight

2016
Movie
96 min
English

The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.

Insights

IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic57/100
Google Users48%
Director: Onur TukelGenres: Comedy, Drama

Plot Summary

Two former college friends, Veronica and Ashley, meet again years later at a wedding and instantly reignite their intense rivalry. What begins as passive-aggressive jabs escalates into increasingly bizarre and violent physical confrontations. Their feud becomes an all-consuming obsession, impacting their careers, relationships, and sanity.

Critical Reception

Catfight received mixed to positive reviews, with critics often praising its audacious premise and the performances of its lead actresses, Sandra Oh and Alicia Silverstone. However, some found the film's tonal shifts jarring and its narrative occasionally stretched too thin.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its darkly comedic tone and unique premise.

  • Alicia Silverstone and Sandra Oh deliver strong, committed performances.

  • The film's unconventional structure and escalating violence can be polarizing.

Google audience: Audiences were divided, with many appreciating the film's bold and satirical approach to female rivalry, while others found its escalating violence and dark humor to be excessive or off-putting.

Fun Fact

The film's title, 'Catfight,' is a deliberately ironic misnomer, as the film explores the deeper, more destructive psychological and physical battles between the two women rather than a simple brawl.

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TMDB Reviews

1 reviews
Gimly

Gimly

Very different both from what I expected and from what was advertised. Diverting from expectations is certainly not a bad thing, but I still think that _Catfight_ itself is a bad thing. I think I would feel much fancier if I had enjoyed it,...