Movies Similar to Death of the Rat

American Eid(2021)

Ameena, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out that she has to go to school. Homesick and heartbroken, she goes on a mission to make Eid a public-school holiday, and in the process, reconnects with her older sister, and embraces her new home, while her new home embraces her.

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Dinner Is Served(2021)

A Chinese student at an elite U.S. boarding school realizes excellence is not enough when he tries out for a leadership position no international student has ever applied for.

5.8

Growing Fangs(2021)

Val Garcia, a Mexican-American teen who is half human/half vampire, has had to keep her identity a secret from both worlds. But when her human best friend shows up at her monster-infested school, she has to confront her truth, her identity, and herself.

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Letters(2021)

LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their correspondence beginning with the Civil War and ending with the War in Iraq. Sahuarita High School students adapted the Readers’ Theatre play into a movie, reasoning the student actors would be kept safe from Covid-19 by filming them individually, and afterward the footage could be reassembled into a screenplay following the original dialogue.

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The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper(2005)

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

6.8

Jorge(1998)

A lovelorn man is entranced by a beautiful girl who takes a ladybug from his neck.

6.0

Bless Me Father(2017)

In a small Irish town where secrets are rare, a local man goes to church to confess his.

2.8

Crawlies(2024)

Crawlies is a soliloquy based on voice recordings of my schizophrenic uncle. An audiovisual exercise of mise en abyme that weaves a patchwork of memories from my childhood, of madness and desire.

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My Pretty Pony(2017)

The story follows an elderly man on his deathbed who gives his young grandson a pocket watch and warns the boy against the dangers of letting time slip away.

6.8

I Was a Teenage Werebear(2011)

A repressed gay teen transforms into a beast after being bitten by a hunky classmate.

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Trio(2024)

When a polyamorous trio seems to be living its peaceful everyday life, the arrival of a girl is ready to upset their balance and change their destinies forever.

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Knight Out(1926)

Silent cartoon.

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Ship Ahoy(1930)

Silent cartoon.

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Red, White and Blue(2024)

A young mother from Arkansas is forced to travel across state lines in search of an urgent and necessary abortion.

7.6

Delmer Builds a Machine(2010)

An account of the most important event in recorded history.

5.5

Mi querido Juan Manuel(2022)

Juan, a seventy-year-old man with senile dementia, shares a room with Manuel, a young sparrow.

5.0

The Curse of the Monkey Bird(2019)

Daffy Duck and Porky Pig search for a cursed treasure inside a jungle temple.

7.7

A Day(2017)

Lourdes and Humberto have been married for 21 years. Edgar seeks refuge with Venus, his dog. A waterpark, an afternoon to enjoy. A day that should not be ruined.

6.0

The Reflection(2018)

A social worker recounts the case of Ella Jackson, a girl who sees a man standing behind her in the mirror

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Open(2014)

Jess comes into "Gay's The Word" (the first Gay and Lesbian bookshop that opened in London) where she meets Leah for the first time. They coincidentally meet by the same bookcase over three days. What sparks is a romantic awkward chemistry between the two, transpired by Jess' curiosity in Leah and the chance for an artistic and sexual liberation possibly waiting for her at the end.

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