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The Highway Rat

2018 · 25 min

A jaunty, rhyming cartoon caper that zips along with cheeky charm and a gentle moral sting.}{.

Directed by
Jeroen Jaspaert
Genres
Family, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Nina Sosanya
Tagline
Give me your buns and your biscuits!
Overview
The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.

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  • BBC iPlayer
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Directed by
Jeroen Jaspaert
Genres
Family, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Nina Sosanya
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, animation, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Jeroen Jaspaert
Written by
Jeroen Jaspaert
Starring
Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Nina Sosanya, Tom Hollander, Frances de la Tour, Husaam Kiani
Runtime
25 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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