About

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor...

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Directed by

Brad Bird

Written by

Brad Bird (Screenplay)
Jan Pinkava (Original Story)
Jim Capobianco (Original Story)

Runtime

111 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

He's dying to become a chef.

Cast

Keywords

sibling relationship mouse kitchen paris france evacuation work river chef cook food expensive restaurant confidence leaving one's family restaurant critic spice cookbook rat unlikely friendship recipe sewer

Photos

Lists

#232 on The 21st Century Most Acclaimed Films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#379 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

#93 on The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films BBC

Pixar feature films Disney

Awards

Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Sound Editing Randy Thom Michael Silvers

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Michael Giacchino

Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay