7 of the best cat movies

1 THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY (1963)

A PET cat and two dogs lose their family while on holiday and are faced with a dangerous trek to try and find their way back home.

2 THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA (1963)

ENCHANTING tale about a cat who seems to cheat death and brings a family back together. The cast includes Susan Hampshire and Patrick McGoohan.

3 THAT DARN CAT (1965)

FAMILY classic about a Siamese cat that comes to the aid of a kidnapped woman. It was the last film Hayley Mills made for Disney.

4 THE ARISTOCATS (1970)

AN alleycat comes to the aid of The Duchess and her kittens after a butler kidnaps them in a bid to gain his mistress’ fortune in this Disney classic.

5 GARFIELD (2004)

GHOSTBUSTERS actor Bill Murray provides the voice of lasagne-loving, layabout cat Garfield in this film version of the cartoon series. The publicity proclaimed: “It’s all about me-ow!”

6 CATS & DOGS (2011)

WILL & Grace actor Sean Hayes is the voice behind feline criminal mastermind Mr Tiddles in this movie about the raging war between cats and dogs. Charlton Heston is the voice of the Mastiff.

7 PUSS IN BOOTS (2011)

ANTONIO Banderas brings his purring Shrek character back for this fulllength animated movie.

The origins film also sees Salma Hayek as the voice of cat burglar Kitty Softpaws and Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Dumpty.