# The Rats (2002)

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**Runtime**: 94 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie
**Directed by**: John Lafia
**Written by**: Frank Deasy
**Starring**: Mädchen Amick, Vincent Spano, Shawn Michael Howard, Daveigh Chase, David Fonteno, Sheila McCarthy

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Dark Manhattan alleys autumn nights broken trash cans. 
Rats swarm a department store. 
A product of early 2000s TV horror.

**Mood tags**: body-horror, dread, raw

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