Ratatouille (2007)

Ratatouille is a funny, tender, and visually delicious animated adventure about Remy, an unusually discerning rat who dreams of becoming a great French chef. Exiled from his family for his love of fine food, Remy winds up beneath a famed Parisian restaurant once associated with his culinary hero, Anton Gusteau. There he forms an unlikely partnership with Alfredo Linguini, a clumsy young kitchen worker whose career is saved when Remy secretly guides him to create astonishing dishes. Their secret collaboration sets off a chaotic, suspenseful, and hilarious chain of events that upends the restaurant’s staff, tests loyalties, and challenges everyone’s ideas of who belongs in the kitchen. Watching the film you’ll get more than a simple comedy: it’s a sensory feast. The animation delights with rich, mouthwatering close-ups of food and atmospheric, romantic Parisian streets; the kitchen scenes deliver fast-paced slapstick, nail-biting danger, and the exacting rituals of haute cuisine. Emotional beats land as strongly as the laughs—Remy’s yearning for acceptance, Linguini’s search for purpose, and the story’s warm message that talent and creativity can come from the most unexpected places. Overall, Ratatouille is an uplifting, clever family movie that blends humor, adventure and heart. Viewers can expect to laugh, feel suspense in high-stakes kitchen moments, and leave with a surprisingly moving sense that passion and perseverance can turn even the wildest dream into reality—plus a craving for good food.

Actors: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt

Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Runtime: 111 min

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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