inside llewyn davis (2013)

Ulysses.
A man struggles to make it as a folk musician in 1961 Greenwich Village. We meet him for the first time sleeping on a friends sofa, and woken by the man's cat, who when Llewyn leaves escapes, forcing Llewyn to look after it for a few days, causing him not a little inconvenience in the process.

the rite (2011)

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A troubled novice has doubts about his faith and becoming a priest. He is advised to visit someone who will show him the way. When he arrives he sees a number of cats, and is greeted with "welcome to Rome, it is infested with cats."
From then on cats appear fleetingly to the priest as he fights a demon.

passport to pimlico (1949)

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A young couple are about to kiss when disturbed by two cats scooting across a nearby roof.

the curse of the cat people (1944)

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The story of a young but lonely girl, who is troubled by her long dead mother. Despite the name of the film, only one cat appears, when a couple of school boys spy a cat up a tree and scare it.

end of days (1999)

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A horror film, isn't a horror film without the standard black cat jumps out scare. "Alright I knew that was going to happen."

the ladykillers (2004)

Pickles.
Ginger cat owned by a kindly widow woman, that takes an instant dislike to the professor and his criminal assistants, and watches their every move. He manages to cause no end of mischief and even manages to make off with someone's finger when it is blown off.

the cat creature (1973)

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A tv homage to the black and white creature features starts with a car driving up to a large house, welcomed by a cat meowing.
Later a shop assistant walks home through a dark alley, and a black cat gives her a scare, when it knocks over some garbage. The girl takes pity on the kitty and takes it home to feed. But once there she finds the cat is less friendly, hypnotising her into committing suicide.
Cats feature again when the assistant's replacement is frightened by a bunch of cats yowling in the window of a pet shop. Hmm, why don't cats seem to like this woman?
So its nearing the end of the film, and a killer cat has offed a number of people all known to the shop assistant. Handily a Professor with knowledge of Egyptian cat gods is there to protect the girl, but she becomes scared when a ginger cat pops in to say hello. Then he then brings round some of his mates, who seem eager to use her as a scratching post!