Rat
5.9
“He might eat maggots and live in a cage but he's still our Dad”
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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Cast
12 people
Imelda Staunton
Conchita Flynn
Known for
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Maleficent
Niall Toibin
Father Geraldo
Frank Kelly
Uncle Matt
Known for
Father Ted
Evelyn
David Wilmot
Phelim Spratt
Known for
The Alienist
Station Eleven
Kerry Condon
Marietta Flynn
Known for
Better Call Saul
Rome
Andrew Lovern
Pius Flynn
Also in
Dream Kitchen
Black Day at Black Rock
Pete Postlethwaite
Hubert Flynn
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Ed Byrne
Rudolph
Also in
Zemanovaload
The Cassidys
Niall Tóibín
Father Geraldo
Known for
Rawhead Rex
Far and Away
Geoffrey Palmer
The Doctor
Known for
Tomorrow Never Dies
Peter Pan
Stanley Townsend
Newsreader
Known for
KAOS
Sherlock
Jamie McCormack
Kid
Also in
Pete's Meteor
The Breakfast
Steve Barron Director · Wesley Burrowes Writer Brendan Galvin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.6K · United States release April 27, 2001 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,630
Production
Ruby Films
Production
Samson Films
Production
Jim Henson Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Universal Focus
Production
The Jim Henson Company
Production
Jim Henson Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · October 6, 2000
Theatrical
United States · April 27, 2001
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 2002
Physical · VHS
Ireland
April 1, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 1, 2001 · Theatrical
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