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Jim Davis' famous cartoon cat finally makes his way to the big screen in this adaptation of the popular comic strip Garfield, which combines live action with CGI animation. Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer... read more read more...) is a sweet, if somewhat clueless, man who shares his home with his pet cat, Garfield (voice of Bill Murray). Garfield is not your ordinary tabby -- he's fat, he's smart-mouthed, he's arrogant, he won't do anything he doesn't have to, and would rather stuff himself with lasagna than do something Jon asks of him. Despite this, Jon loves his cat, but when he decides to expand his animal family, Garfield is less than enthusiastic about the presence of Odie, a lovably enthusiastic dog whose only flaw is his extreme stupidity. While Jon is crazy for Odie, and especially likes having two pets that necessitate periodic visits to Dr. Liz Wilson (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a veterinarian he has a crush on, Garfield decides to remove Odie from the picture. Garfield arranges for Odie to become the property of Happy Chapman (Stephen Tobolowsky), a television host who acts like an animal lover on the round-cornered screen but doesn't much like pets on his own time. While Garfield at first enjoys ruling the roost again, he soon realizes the error of his ways, and in a rare example of selfless and ambitious behavior, hatches a plan to rescue Odie from Chapman. Garfield also features the voice talents of Debra Messing, Brad Garrett, Jimmy Kimmel, and Alan Cumming. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004

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  • November 5, 2011
    Tolerable. Bill Murray saves Garfield.
  • June 24, 2011
    A childhood favourite and a classic!
  • June 15, 2011
    A hilarious cat movie--and I'm not even a cat person!
  • April 18, 2011
    This movie stunk. Bll Murray may sound like how I would imagine him, but I never imagined such a horrible movie.
  • November 27, 2010
    great movie for kids and fans of the comic strip and it is a very funny and enjoyable film all around to watch mainly because of the fantastic performance given by Bill Murray as Garfield
  • June 25, 2010
    not a good movie. C-
  • February 6, 2010
    Love this fat cat :D
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    January 13, 2010
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    Unlike a lot of people, I found this movie entertaining!
  • November 30, 2009
    look, i get why people diss this flick but i love good clean family fun if my kids love it and it keeps me interested. hewitt is beautiful and even as a cartoon cat murray is entertaining, so i kind of enjoyed this movie.
  • October 26, 2009
    I love garfield!
    i love this movie i think this movie is laught out loud hilarious and i tihnk every should enjoy this movie as hes such a likeable character i love the story and the actors and i love the character grafield this movie is enjoyable and funny and completely worth ... read morea watch!

Critic Reviews


Ben Kenigsberg
June 15, 2004
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

No one can accuse Garfield: The Movie of infidelity to its source: It faithfully conveys the banality of Jim Davis's cartoon. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 14, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

... a film without energy and without spirit. Full Review

Liam Lacey
June 13, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though Garfield runs barely 80 minutes, it seems a good hour of it involves chases, furniture and luggage collapsing, and grown-up actors madly mugging. Full Review

Desson Thomson
June 11, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

There's nothing to recommend about this film except its sheer innocuousness. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
June 11, 2004
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Bland, workmanlike and instantly forgettable. Full Review

Joe Leydon
June 11, 2004
Joe Leydon, Variety

Only very small children still easily impressed by interaction of human actors and CGI quadrupeds will be amused by Garfield: The Movie. Full Review

Claudia Puig
June 11, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Not even Bill Murray could save Garfield. Full Review

Peter Howell
June 11, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The movie is far from a cat-astrophe, but it's also nowhere near purr-fect. Full Review

Walter V. Addiego
June 11, 2004
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

Garfield looks like the work of someone who's hardly seen the backside of a camera. Full Review

Joe Baltake
June 11, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

Garfield: The Movie is irresistible even though it isn't very good. It gets by on goodwill alone. Full Review

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    • Garfield: Love me, feed me, never leave me.
    • Garfield: I hate Mondays.
    • Garfield: Once again, my life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna.
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