Rats

Name: Rats
Genre: Horror, Documentary
Released: September 23, 2016
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 62

2016

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Submarine Deluxe | Release Date: September 23, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Inspired by Robert Sullivan’s New York Times bestselling book, Rats goes deep beneath the surface to explore the lives of man’s greatest parasite. Oscar® nominated director Morgan Spurlock unveils a new form of documentary horror storytelling, journeying around the world to bring viewers face to face with rats while delving into ourInspired by Robert Sullivan’s New York Times bestselling book, Rats goes deep beneath the surface to explore the lives of man’s greatest parasite. Oscar® nominated director Morgan Spurlock unveils a new form of documentary horror storytelling, journeying around the world to bring viewers face to face with rats while delving into our complicated relationship with these creepy creatures.… Expand

Director: Morgan Spurlock

Genre(s): Horror, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 min

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Fionnuala Halligan

Sep 15, 2016

With Spurlock and Takal throwing every horror trope on the screen, Rats is a delectably awful experience which, grimly fun though it may be to watch, hopefully won’t lead to a Cockroach sequel. Read full review

John DeFore

Sep 15, 2016

An icky but engrossing docu-chiller that may provoke OCD-like ratproofing. Read full review

Ben Nicholson

Sep 19, 2016

It's not just some science-fiction about rodents preying on humans; it's a documentary about it. "They will literally kill us," explains a lecturer early on in what the filmmakers frame as a fully-fledged horror complete with jump-scares, an ominous score, and all manner of squeamish moments. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 22, 2016

Rats is that rare breed of nature doc, one designed not to foster greater empathy for a misunderstood species, but rather to exploit our preexisting fears of the filthy critters in question. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Dec 15, 2016

On a visual level, the film’s reportage is as tabloidy as its argument, and much more wilfully unpleasant. Read full review

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L337ish

Oct 29, 2018

This documentary honestly makes me angry, it's so poorly done. The entire documentary is scored with horror and suspense music, which is just too loud. At times it's hard to focus on what people are saying because you're also having to listen to high energy music at full volume.
A great dealThis documentary honestly makes me angry, it's so poorly done. The entire documentary is scored with horror and suspense music, which is just too loud. At times it's hard to focus on what people are saying because you're also having to listen to high energy music at full volume.
A great deal of the documentary is what appears to be B roll. You'll see entire scenes of people doing things, not talking, and not acting as a visual component to something a narrator is teaching you, because there is no narrator. Things that could have been talked about weren't, and it just really made the whole thing feel empty and devoid of substance. All in all this could have been a great documentary, because I do see rats being a potentially fascinating part of our world. But they deserve to be talked about without being exploited and prostituted like they are in this documentary. There is no attempt made to teach you about the relationship between humans, rats, and the rest of nature. It's just "scare scare scare, look how scary and gross rats are!" I can't say enough bad things about the music, it truly ruins the entire documentary. It never lets up, it never lets you just watch or listen to someone talk about rats.… Expand

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