Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- vulgar
- irreverent
- crude
- raunchy comedy night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film enthusiastically vulgar but weakly written and insufficiently funny, with misogynistic humor undermining its intended laughs.
What sets it apart
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The plot and keywords emphasize crude humor, bondage, one-night stands, and sexually charged comic situations.
Michael must get Kyle married so he can collect the wager and repay his gambling debt.
The central wager reduces marriage and bachelorhood to a competition among male friends and frames womanizing as group entertainment.
The promised cash prize drives Michael's attempt to arrange Kyle's marriage before his debt becomes unmanageable.
Films like Tomcats, and why
American Pie
raunchy male friendship comedy driven by crude humor, sexual escapades, and bachelor culture
Very Bad Things
adult ensemble comedy combining gambling, womanizing, romantic entanglements, and vulgar jokes
The Sweetest Thing
sex-driven comedy about immature men, relationship complications, and aggressively broad humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Gregory Poirier
- Release Date
- 2001-03-30
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (297)
Cast
- Jerry O'Connell
- Shannon Elizabeth
- Jake Busey
- Horatio Sanz
- Bernie Casey
- Jaime Pressly
- David Ogden Stiers
- Travis Fine
- Heather Stephens
- Julia Schultz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tomcats about?
- A desperate gambler schemes to marry off his last-single friend before a lucrative bachelor bet disappears.
- What is Tomcats like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tomcats as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tomcats violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tomcats as mild.
- What did critics think of Tomcats?
- Critics broadly found the film enthusiastically vulgar but weakly written and insufficiently funny, with misogynistic humor undermining its intended laughs.
- Which films are like Tomcats?
- Films with a similar feel include American Pie, Very Bad Things, and The Sweetest Thing.
- How long is Tomcats?
- Tomcats runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tomcats?
- In United States, Tomcats streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
