The Amazing Maurice

About The Amazing Maurice

Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.

Toby Genkel's The Amazing Maurice is a 2022 animation comedy film. Its themes are rat, cartoon cat, grim reaper, and interspecies friendship.

Hugh Laurie takes the lead as Maurice (voice), Emilia Clarke as Malicia (voice), David Thewlis as Boss Man, and Himesh Patel as Keith (voice). At 93 minutes long, it arrived in December 2022.

The screenplay is by Terry Rossio. It was produced by Cantilever Media, Creative Europe Media, and Global Screen. The story is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on Hulu.

Hogfather, Shrek, and Ratatouille make useful companions to The Amazing Maurice, all filed under discworld and terry pratchett. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 204 votes and it carries a PG rating.