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The ultimate midlife crisis: wake up, you're a rat, deal with it.
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Rat (2000)

Irish pub surrealismDomestic chaosBodyswap absurdity

Overview

ComedyFamilyFantasyDrama

After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Pete Postlethwaite commits fully to rat physicality.

Practical Effects

Charming 2000 puppet work, deeply unsettling rat suit.

Production

Dublin locations grounded in grimy working-class authenticity.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night weird discovery when you've had a few yourself.·Friends: Group watch for 'what did we just see' energy.·Solo: When you need obscure Pete Postlethwaite content.
Heads up:Disturbing: Rat transformation body horror played for uncomfortable laughs.
Steve Barron

Director

Steve Barron

ReleasedOct 6, 2000
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Budget$89
Universal Pictures
The Jim Henson Company

Top Cast

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Conchita Flynn

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly

Uncle Matt

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Phelim Spratt

Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon

Marietta Flynn

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Hubert Flynn

Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne

Rudolph

Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Father Geraldo

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

The Doctor

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Rare Irish film that treats working-class Dublin without romanticizing poverty — the pub is prison and community simultaneously.

Trivia

Director Steve Barron made Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' video and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — this is his weirdest project by far.

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