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The Highway Rat

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A ruthless rat bandit steals everyone's snacks.
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The Highway Rat

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Anna Leszkiewicz New Statesman 12/26/2017
When The Highway Rat aired, we were all The Highway Rat: which makes its grim message of anti-sugar propaganda and moralistic preaching of eating only in moderation all the more miserable. Go to Full Review Danny Brogan Common Sense Media 01/11/2023
3/5
But whereas Donaldson's other tales captured the imagination with clever plot twists, here the rat's predictable journey to redemption is pedestrian and lacks any cutting edge, much like the rat's pointy sword. Go to Full Review Henry Northmore The List 12/11/2017
4/5
You can tell The Highway Rat is made with love by Magic Light Pictures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dom l 10/15/2020 Learning parables should be fun and amemorable. The Highway Rat delivers on both. Stories like this one reveal truths that children must be prepared for of they are to thrive in modern society. This film does a great job filling in the parts you can imagine while reading the book with crisp, yet, familiar animation. My kids asked to watch it over and over for days. Highly recommended! See more 05/02/2020 The beginning of this movie was great and entertaining, but it got dark pretty quickly. This has been good, but not to the expectations of her other short films. See more 01/02/2018 The latest entry into the Donaldson Christmas adaptation list and they've chosen one of the weakest books here and as a result this is the weakest entry. It feels stretched out and boring at points, my son liked it but had nothing to say afterwards which is usually a good indication. Just OK. See more Read all reviews
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Jeroen Jaspaert

Director

Rob Brydon

Narrator

Frances de la Tour

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Tom Hollander

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Nina Sosanya

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Movie Info

Synopsis A ruthless rat bandit steals everyone's snacks.
Director
Jeroen Jaspaert
Producer
Martin Pope, Michael Rose
Screenwriter
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Production Co
Magic Light Pictures, Triggerfish Animation Studios
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2018
Runtime
25m
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