A scrawny rat named Remy (voice of Patton Oswalt) finds his dreams of culinary superstardom stirring up sizable controversy in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant in director Brad Bird's madcap computer-animated comedy. It's hard being a rat with culinary aspirations, but Remy is convinced he has what it takes to break the stereotypes and follow in the footsteps of star chef Auguste Gusteau (voice of Brad Garrett). As fate would have it, Remy is currently situated in the sewers directly beneath Gusteau's elegant restaurant. Soon Remy teams up with a young chef with little talent named Linguini (voice of Lou Romano). Together they are able to create some fabulous dishes, but they live in fear that someone will discover their secret and object strenuously to a rat being in a kitchen. When Remy's passion for cooking turns the haughty world of French cuisine upside down, the rat who would be king of the kitchen learns important lessons about life, friends, and family while questioning whether he should pursue his culinary calling or simply go back underground and return to his life as a sewer rat. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Family-Oriented Comedy
- Theme: Unlikely Friendships, Obsessive Quests, Fish Out of Water, Ladder to the Top, Cooks and Chefs
- Studio: Walt Disney Video
- Run Time: 01 hr 51 min
- Language: Spanish, English, French
- Subtitle Language: French, Spanish, English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: Blu-ray
- Lead Actor: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn
- Supporting Actor: James Remar, Julius Callahan, Brad Bird, Jake Steinfeld, Tony Fucile, Will Arnett, Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett, Peter O'Toole, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Stéphane Roux
- Director: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
awards
- Awards: Academy Awards (1)
- Winner: Academy Awards, Best Animated Feature, 2007, Brad Bird
- Nominations: Academy Awards (4)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound Mixing, 2007, Randy Thom, Doc Kane, Michael Semanick
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound Editing, 2007, Randy Thom, Michael Silvers
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Original Score, 2007, Michael Giacchino
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Original Screenplay, 2007, Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco
