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The Truth About Cats & Dogs

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

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The Truth About Cats & Dogs

"Brian's about to discover the woman he loves isn't the woman he loves."

1996

1h 33m

6.1(352 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Noelle

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Abby

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Brian

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Ed

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Roy

Richard Coca

Richard Coca

Eric

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

Mario

Antoinette Valente

Susan

Mitch Rouse

Mitch Rouse

Bee Man

La Tanya M. Fisher

Emily

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Written by: Audrey Wells
Produced by: Cari-Esta Albert

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