Cats don’t beg for attention — they command it. While dogs slobber and tail-wag their way across Hollywood, felines tend to make fewer appearances onscreen, but when they do, they often leave the most lasting impression.

Take Caught Stealing , Darren Aronofsky’s offbeat crime-comedy released during Labor Day weekend. Critics praised its Lower East Side grit and unpredictable energy, but it was a Siberian forest cat named Tonic who walked away with the most press. Cast as Bud — a scene-stealing feline with a lion’s mane and a tendency to bite — the cat plays a key role opposite Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz, enduring shoot-outs, car chases and even a broken paw (don’t worry, the villain gets his comeuppance). Bud’s presence adds just the right amount of menace and mystery to the mayhem —

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