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Ratatouille

"He's dying to become a chef."

2007 1h 51m EN
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8.1
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★7.8TMDB · 19,018🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●96Metacritic★8.1IMDB · 940,588
AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy
Synopsis
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In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.

“He's dying to become a chef.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Brad Bird
Writers
Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco
Languages
English, French
Countries
United States of America

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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CAST

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427+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Bird, shot by Robert Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Darren T. Holmes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brad Bird directs. Robert Anderson behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Darren T. Holmes cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
  • 2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
  • 3Released 19 years ago.
  • 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
  • 5427+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
  • 6Directed by Brad Bird, shot by Robert Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 7Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 8Editor Darren T. Holmes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 9Patton Oswalt and Lou Romano and Ian Holm carry the top of the cast.
  • 10Marketing tagline: "He's dying to become a chef.".
  • 11IMDB entry: tt0382932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 1219,018 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
  • 13Classified under 22 themes, including "sibling relationship", "paris, france", "confidence", "cooking".
  • 14Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Robert Anderson
Original score
Michael Giacchino
Editing
Darren T. Holmes
Production design
Harley Jessup
Sound
Randy Thom
Runtime
111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$150,000,000
Box office
$623,726,000
Return
416% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
G
Rotten Tomatoes
96% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic
96/100
IMDB rating
8.1/10 · 940,588 votes
MPAA
G

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 69 wins & 42 nominations total

  • Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
  • Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Brad Bird

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Pixar

    Pixar

    US

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerJohn Lasseter
  • Production DesignHarley Jessup
  • EditorDarren T. Holmes
  • ProducerBradford Lewis
  • Executive ProducerAndrew Stanton
  • ShadingStephen King
  • AnimationNick Sung
  • CastingKevin Reher
  • Post Production SupervisorPaul Cichocki
  • CastingNatalie Lyon
  • ThanksDavid Munier
  • OrchestratorJack Hayes
  • Scoring MixerDan Wallin
  • AnimationAndrew Jimenez
  • Color TimerTerry Claborn
  • Production ArtistRandy Berrett
  • AnimationSimon Allen
  • AnimationPatrick Lin
  • AnimationRodrigo Blaas
  • AnimationAndrew L. Schmidt
  • Music EditorStephen M. Davis
  • ShadingBryn Imagire
  • Production ArtistNelson 'Rey' Bohol
  • SculptorJerome Ranft

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • sibling relationship
  • paris, france
  • confidence
  • cooking
  • leaving one's family
  • restaurant
  • chef
  • nostalgic
  • unlikely friendship
  • french restaurant
  • rat
  • fine dining
  • 3d animation
  • inspirational
  • chasing dreams
  • lifelong dream
  • romantic
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • cheerful
  • enthusiastic
  • pixar

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2007-06-22G· Hollywood, California
  • Theatrical2007-06-29
  • Physical2007-11-06G· DVD / Blu-ray
  • Physical2019-09-10G· 4K Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

  • 美食总动员CN
  • O ratatouisGR
  • Juhu-huHR
  • Remî no oishî resutoranJP
  • Remy's Delicious RestaurantJP
  • La troskinysLT
  • MućkalicaRS
  • Ratatouille - Dobrú chut!SK
  • Chú Chuột Đầu BếpVN
  • Delicious Ratatouille 3DUS
  • RatatuiPT
  • 라따뚜이KR
  • RottatouilleNO
  • خلطة بيطة بالصلصةEG
  • Ratatouille 3DUS

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