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Rise of the Rats

90 min

A grimy, creeping creature-feature that burrows under your skin with village paranoia and sudden swarms of teeth.

Overview
Punk rebel Kayla battles a bitter uprising in an English village crawling with secrets, lies, and bloodthirsty rats hell-bent on revenge.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • deception
  • isolation
  • survival
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Stephen Roach
Written by
Robert Howgate
Starring
Grace Gallagher, Mark Collier, Tania Staite, Jamie Nowski, Shayli Reagan, Poppie Boyes, Darren Le Fevre, Adrian Annis
Music
Daniel Garavini, Karl Casey
Cinematography
Stephen Roach
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom

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