The Rats is a well made TV B-Movie. It picks some excellent talent to drive this along and leading the way is Madchen Amick. She suits her character so well, you almost believe this is how the actress would live her life. Chase manages to pull off the daughter role without being ... read more
Daveigh Chase,
Shawn Michael Howard,
Vincent Spano,
Mädchen Amick,
Sheila McCarthy
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Initially titled The Colony, this made-for-TV thriller offers the nightmarish scenario of thousands upon thousands of verminous rats swarming over a posh Manhattan department store. Inevitably, the di... read more
DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002
Stats: 95 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (95)
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June 24, 2007
Not overly scary but very well done. It would have been even better if, instead of Frank Deasy's excellent script, they'd used James Herbert's book of the same name as the storyline.
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December 3, 2009
this movie was amazing, it was balistic. if you have not watched this movie, human you have got to watch it. its excting.
this movie is the boom, i have never seen so many rats in my life. -
September 18, 2009
Watch this movie! It has more rats than you are gonna believe possible. Intense! Nightmares are the source of movies like this, and they cause even more nightmares.
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January 12, 2009
I've seen this before and love horror movies. And I can believe that they are ONLY that aggressive because they are genetically altered. We have pet rats and they are GREAT! Good movie..
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November 12, 2008
This is a story of millions of rats who take over a Manhattan department store and other parts of the city.
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April 22, 2007
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Great B movie!!! Greusome-never saw so many rats in my life! I really liked this one for it's mass rodentia effect!
Critic Reviews
What you might expect from a second-rate creature thriller. Full Review
the picture isn't so much about even something so banal as eco-paranoia, but about itself and the genre that it simultaneously lampoons and aspires to. Full Review
...in order to buy this movie, you'd have to abandon sanity altogether. Full Review
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