Ratatouille - Metacritic

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2007
G
1 h 51 m

2007
G
1 h 51 m

Summary Despite his sensational sniffer and sophisticated palate, Remy's dreams of becoming a chef seem hopeless due to one small detail--he's a rat! Through a twist of fate, he ends up in the world-famous restaurant of his late hero, Auguste Gusteau. With a dash of culinary courage and the help of garbage boy Linguini, Remy whips up exquisite m...

Directed By: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Written By: Jim Capobianco, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Bob Peterson, Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

2007
G
1 h 51 m

2007
G
1 h 51 m

Ratatouille

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews

96

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 1,690 User Ratings

8.6

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Summary Despite his sensational sniffer and sophisticated palate, Remy's dreams of becoming a chef seem hopeless due to one small detail--he's a rat! Through a twist of fate, he ends up in the world-famous restaurant of his late hero, Auguste Gusteau. With a dash of culinary courage and the help of garbage boy Linguini, Remy whips up exquisite m...

Directed By: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Written By: Jim Capobianco, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Bob Peterson, Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
37 Reviews

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That feeling you have as you leave the cinema - that buzzing in the fingers and lightness in the heart - is called joy.

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.

By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

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Universal Acclaim Based on 1,690 User Ratings

92% Positive
1549 Ratings

6% Mixed
98 Ratings

3% Negative
43 Ratings

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 1,690 User Ratings

92% Positive
1549 Ratings

6% Mixed
98 Ratings

3% Negative
43 Ratings

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Mixed Reviews
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Dec 6, 2023

One of the best movies I have ever seen, my childhood movie. I still feel very happy when I watch it

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Nov 4, 2023

Pixar Masterpeice! Rat + Cook = Best Pixar Movie Ever! FIGHT ME

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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.

By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW

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.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

Ratatouille is as much a feast for the senses as it is food for thought.

Like the best French cuisine, Ratatouille is ambitious and delightful.

By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Ratatouille is a blithe concoction, as well as a miraculously textured piece of animated design.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Aug 14, 2023

Goddamn this movie. Nostalgic, funny, good characters. Basically everything you want in an animated movie.

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Jul 31, 2020

visually is great, the story simple, but hooks you to see it all this is supposed to be a comedy?

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Jul 5, 2018

Pixar is known for films that touch emotional depths that people of all ages can appreciate. Not this one. This one is a silly kids' film lacking any real sense of pathos. The main character hardly even dwells on the death of his entire community before he gets excited about working in a restaurant. Meanwhile, the main human is almost totally devoid of any personality, and the main female human (who personality is Strawman Feminist) is inexplicably in love with him. The little things are better than the whole: the visualization of taste, the gloomy critic. I honestly wonder if this did so well among the critics because this movie ends by demeaning critics who write negative reviews.

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Jan 2, 2021

I honestly walked away from this feeling largely indifferent. The plot doesn't do anything unexpected, The characters are typical tropes. TBH, I just didn't care for this movie at all.

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Jan 10, 2011

By far one of the weakest recent animation films. The story is predictable and the script is banal without a hint of cleverness. Great for 10 year olds and Disney sycophants.

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Details

Production Company Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Release Date Jun 29, 2007

Duration 1 h 51 m

Rating G

Genres

Tagline Dinner is served... Summer 2007

Website https://movies.disney.com/ratatouille

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Annie Awards

• 9 Wins & 13 Nominations

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