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Rats

2003

1h 32m

4.2(36 votes)

Horror

Overview

The Brookedale Psychiatric Hospital is a crumbling institution which barely has enough money to remain open. Formerly a prison, it sits atop a warren of tunnels and sewage system viaducts. But Brookdale has a secret - a secret known by only one person. There's something living in the tunnels - something that's developed a taste for human blood...

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Nu Image

Millennium Media

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sara Downing

Sara Downing

Samantha / Jennifer

Amy Parks

Maureen

Bailey Chase

Bailey Chase

Johnny Falls

Michael Zelniker

Michael Zelniker

Ernst

Sean Cullen

Sean Cullen

Lenny

Michael Hagerty

Michael

Tarri Markel

Tarri Markel

Naomi

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Dr. William Winslow

Eileen Grubba

Eileen Grubba

Rose

Dessy Tenekedjieva

Dessy Tenekedjieva

Cypress

Creative team

Directed by: Tibor Takács
Written by: Adam Gierasch
Jace Anderson
Produced by: Dave Duce
Boaz Davidson

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