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Willard

2003 · 100 min

A slow, uneasy character study of a painfully awkward man whose only solace is a swarm of rats, building to a grimly satisfying revenge.

Tagline
When the cat's away, the rats will play.
Overview
Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands of his bedridden mother and his father's old partner, Frank. Soon it becomes clear that the brood of rodents is ready and willing to exact a vicious, deadly revenge on anyone who dares to bully their sensitive new master.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
Places
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
Glen Morgan
Written by
Glen Morgan
Starring
Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs, Ashlyn Gere, Laara Sadiq, William S. Taylor, Ty Olsson
Music
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Cinematography
Robert McLachlan
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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