Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

"Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

56,066 votes

97/100

Fresh

84/100

Metascore

7.6/10

825 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 6 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography, Color

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$17.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$14.6M

ROI: +486%

Budget Recovery586% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.0M|Revenue: $17.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

33.9K

Daily Avg

564

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Mississippi

Themes & Subjects

#alcoholism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Film Editing

Ferris Webster

Music / Score

Charles Wolcott

Costume Design

Helen Rose

Production Design

William A. Horning

Production Companies

KCETMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

Metro-Goldwyn-MayerNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Available in 73 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12A

Germany12

FranceU

BelgiumAL

Brazil14

CZU

GR12

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Richard Brooks

Writers

Tennessee Williams, Richard Brooks, James Poe

Production Companies

Avon ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Paul Newman

Brick

Elizabeth Taylor

Maggie

Burl Ives

Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

Judith Anderson

Big Momma

Jack Carson

Gooper

Madeleine Sherwood

Mae

Vaughn Taylor

Deacon Davis

Larry Gates

Dr. Baugh

Brian Corcoran

Boy

No Image

Zelda Cleaver

Servant

Robert 'Rusty' Stevens

Sonny Pollitt

No Image

Hugh Corcoran

Buster Pollitt

Tags & Keywords

dying and deathdepressionindividualsuicidejealousyhusband wife relationshipsouthern usamississippi riverplantationpatriarchbased on play or musicalinheritancesibling rivalrybrother against brothercynical

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