Willard

Willard

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

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Release Date

3/14/2003

Runtime

100 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$8,564,586

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A disturbing descent into sociopathy wrapped in a creature-feature revenge tale. Willard's pathetic isolation and manipulation of his rat army creates an atmosphere of creeping unease that's deeply uncomfortable to watch unfold.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingMelancholicDefiant

Themes

IsolationRevengeFamilyObsessionComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

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Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceAnimal harm

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