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Willard

Willard

6,1 /10 (376 Votes)
2003 EN 100 min

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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Release date

14/03/2003

Votes

376

Popularity

2.5

When the cat's away, the rats will play.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

100 min

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$8,564,586

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Niko

Niko

2026-06-10

⭐ 6

Reviewing a remake, one can't help but compare it to the original film - in this case "Willard (1971)". While the overarching plot has been changed very little, the remake takes some creative liberties with parts of the story, some for the better and some for the worse. The titular character Willard has been altered to a point where he is almost a caricature of his former self. This in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, depending on what you want from this movie. It does however change the direction and gives the film a less serious and more comedic tone. I will say that the acting is …

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