The Garfield Movie | Australian Classification

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Very mild themes, slapstick violence and infrequent coarse language

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Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

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Garfield is a U.S. animated film which follows Garfield after an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat named Vic. Garfield and his canine friend, Odie, are then forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.

Themes

The film contains themes related to an estranged relationship between a father and son, revenge and separation. The film also contains fast-paced sequences involving a train chase and giant butcher knives in a factory that convey a brief sense of threat and menace.

Violence

The film contains animated violence that is primarily comedic and slapstick, including punches, shoves and whacks with sticks. There is also threat in the form of the villain, a cattle prod is used to electrocute and chilli flakes are flung into a character’s eyes.

Language

The film contains a single use of the word, “bloody”.

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Industry details

Classification date

17 May 2024

Year of production

2024

Classification

G

Consumer advice

Very mild themes, slapstick violence and infrequent coarse language

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

DCP, 3D

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

101 minutes

Director/Creator

Mark Dindal

Producer

John Cohen | Broderick Johnson | Andrew A. Kosove | Steven P. Wegner | Craig Sost | Namit Malhotra

Production company

Alcon Entertainment | Prime Focus

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

ENGLISH

Applicant

SONY PICTURES RELEASING P/L

File number

T24/01751

Classification number

CLAS-512314

Alternative titles

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