The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.
Directed by Jeroen Jaspaert
based on children's book
rat
short film
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Rob Brydon
Narrator / The Horse (voice)
David Tennant
The Highway Rat (voice)
Nina Sosanya
The Duck (voice)
Tom Hollander
The Squirrel (voice)
Frances de la Tour
The Rabbit (voice)
Crew
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting Director
Julia Donaldson
Author
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
Bonnie Clark
2.0★ · 04/06/26
This hit so much more as a book.
This hit so much more as a book.
Hania
6.0★ · 03/27/26
there’s literally everything in DT’s filmography
there’s literally everything in DT’s filmography
Tabatha
7.0★ · 03/12/26
Hello niche community!
Hello niche community!
Sam TurnerPRO
7.0★ · 03/05/26
A very Wes anderson feel to it. I always love claymations man.
A very Wes anderson feel to it. I always love claymations man.
Evan
6.0★ · 12/03/25
I’m a sucker for all of these even this one. The highway rat is a book I enjoyed but not to the extent as the other big Julia Donaldson stories but this is still really enjoyable and better than I remembered.
I’m a sucker for all of these even this one. The highway rat is a book I enjoyed but not to the extent as the other big Julia Donaldson stories but this is still really enjoyable and better than I remembered.
