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Ratatouille
EMAILPRINTBuena Vista Pictures

Universal acclaim
Based on 37 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 383 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Animation | Comedy | Family/Kids
Written by:
Brad Bird (also story)
Jim Capobianco (story)
Jan Pinkava (story)
Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg (additional story material)
Directed by: Brad Bird
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 29, 2007
DVD: November 6, 2007
Running Time: 110 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, and Will Arnett
Welcome to a entirely new and original world where the unthinkable combination of a rat and a 5-star gourmet restaurant come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale. (Disney)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
Brad Bird and Pixar recapture the charm and winning imagination of classic Disney animation.
Read Full Review >Variety Justin Chang
Ratatouille is delicious. In this satisfying, souffle-light tale of a plucky French rodent with a passion for cooking, the master chefs at Pixar have blended all the right ingredients -- abundant verbal and visual wit, genius slapstick timing, a soupcon of Gallic sophistication -- to produce a warm and irresistible concoction that's sure to appeal to everyone's inner Julia Child.
Read Full Review >New York Magazine David Edelstein
Bird clearly knows the great silent clowns: The slapstick he devises is balletic.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Its sense of humor is more sly, more sophisticated and more interesting than most PG-13 or R-rated comedies at the moment. The film may be animated, and largely taken up with rats, but its pulse is gratifyingly human.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
A nearly flawless piece of popular art, as well as one of the most persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film. It provides the kind of deep, transporting pleasure, at once simple and sophisticated, that movies at their best have always promised.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The characters are irresistible -- why would anyone want to resist a hero who so gallantly transcends his rattiness? -- the animation is astonishing and the film, a fantasy version of a foodie rhapsody, sustains a level of joyous invention that hasn't been seen in family entertainment since "The Incredibles."
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
If there is a genius working in Hollywood today, it's animation director Brad Bird, who tops the delightful "The Incredibles" with arguably the finest 'toon in the Pixar canon, Ratatouille.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
Ratatouille is a sublime dish of a movie, and the company's piece de resistance.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Ratatouille is as audacious as they come. It takes risks and goes places other films wouldn't dare, and it ends up putting rival imaginations in the shade.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
The most difficult task in Pixar's 20-year history: to make an un-Mickey-like rodent appealing enough to admire.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
A gorgeous, wonderfully inventive computer-animated comedy.
Read Full Review >Premiere Glenn Kenny
The slapstick-comic set pieces involving Remy and Linguini's cooking struggles might solicit the admiration of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
Bird is one of the great modern animators -- as well as an astonishingly gifted filmmaker, period -- precisely because he doesn't set out to wow us.
Read Full Review >Newsweek David Ansen
A film as rich as a sauce béarnaise, as refreshing as a raspberry sorbet.
Read Full Review >Time Richard Corliss
The subtle colors and textures of the food alone make Ratatouille a three-star Michelin evening.
Read Full Review >The New Yorker David Denby
In Ratatouille, the level of moment-by-moment craftsmanship is a wonder.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
This is clearly one of the best of the year's films. Every time an animated film is successful, you have to read all over again about how animation isn't "just for children" but "for the whole family," and "even for adults going on their own." No kidding!
Read Full Review >Empire Ian Nathan
That feeling you have as you leave the cinema - that buzzing in the fingers and lightness in the heart - is called joy.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Long for an animated feature and too demanding for very young children, but it's also filled with delights.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson
Bird and his co-writers leave room for quiet moments and gentle morals, but for the most part, they send visual gags and verbal punchlines tearing past at an enjoyably demanding speed, whipping up the film's energy at every turn.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Hilarious. And more proof that Pixar is in a class of its own.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Scott Foundas
Ratatouille is as much a feast for the senses as it is food for thought.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
Observed mostly from Remy's rat's-eye view, Gusteau's kitchen is a memorable world-in-miniature with its vivid old-fashioned stoves, bright, brassy pots and general air of frenzied industry; never did sliced red onions or simmering soup look so fresh and real.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Pixar's animation is simply flawless; colorful, deeply realized, and ably conveying both the chaos of the kitchen, and the sensual allure of food well prepared.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
What makes Ratatouille such a hilarious and heartfelt wonder is the way Bird contrives to let it sneak up on you.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
All the voice work here is excellent, especially Oswalt's. He sounds like Paul Giamatti but with a greater capacity for confidence.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Remy, the little rat who stars in the big, beautiful, funny Ratatouille, isn't gross at all. In fact, he's adorable.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Like the best French cuisine, Ratatouille is ambitious and delightful.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
A French rat as a master chef? Absurd. But a brilliant French chef with an American accent? C'est grotesque!
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
A clever, ingeniously animated film filled with many shining moments.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
As was also true of Pixar's last movie, "Cars," Ratatouille is better at pleasing the eye than the other senses.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar
Stunningly animated, cleverly scripted, and genuinely humorous.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Has the sort of richness and dimension that are the hallmarks of master storytellers at work.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Ratatouille is a blithe concoction, as well as a miraculously textured piece of animated design.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
For parents looking to spend time in a theater with their kids or adults who want something lighter and less testosterone-oriented than the usual summer fare, Ratatouille offers a savory main course.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 383 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
ARGH ARGH gave it a10:
One of the best Pixar films ever made. Beautiful to behold; it's a masterpiece.
Jay A. gave it a6:
The rat scenes are great; but the chefs are cliched and the dust boy Linguni kills the film with his over done voice and constant screaming. I can't believe it has such high critical acclaim.
Dan T gave it a10:
By far one of the best films of the 00s. A true work of imagination and heart. Everyone should see this film.
[Anonymous] gave it a5:
Simply not funny. I was disappointed. The animation, acting and story were pretty good, but if Pixar is going to market its movies as comedies, make them comedies. I loved Cars, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo, but this is just like up and Wall-E--not funny.
Luke H gave it a9:
The only reason I watched this film is because my friend made me and, to be honest, i was expecting it to be another one of those films that Disney have recently begun spewing up as an excuse to make money. But this film is brilliant. It's funny, clever, pretty and has characters that you find yourself genuinely caring about. Unlike most other Disney films that have turned up since we hit the year 2000 (like Chicken Little, Lilo and Stitch and every straight to DVD movie) it doesn't rely on promotion to make it popular instead of actually producing a good film.
Chris S gave it an8:
This is a very good movie and visually stunning but lets not get carried away on it being a masterpiece or anything of that nature
Kent gave it a10:
This truly is Disney/Pixar's Magnum Opus. Excellent script, good graphics and nice character development. Brad Bird out-did himself here.
