- 2016
- TV-14
- Submarine Deluxe
- 1 h 24 m
SummaryInspired 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 r...
Directed By:Morgan Spurlock
Written By:Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock, Robert Sullivan
Rats
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
My Score
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Sep 15, 2016
80
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.
Sep 15, 2016
80
An icky but engrossing docu-chiller that may provoke OCD-like ratproofing.
Sep 22, 2016
60
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.
Sep 19, 2016
60
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.
Dec 15, 2016
40
On a visual level, the film’s reportage is as tabloidy as its argument, and much more wilfully unpleasant.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
43% Mixed
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14% Negative
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1 Rating
Oct 29, 2018
3
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 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.
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Production Company:
- Dakota Group
- Discovery Channel
- Submarine Entertainment
- Warrior Poets
Release Date:Sep 23, 2016
Duration:1 h 24 m
Rating:TV-14
Genres:
Awards
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination





























