A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
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measuredbittersweetmoderateeasy to followseriouspersonalheartfeltunsettling
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Movie1972·94 min
Ben
Directed by Phil Karlson
An Oscar-nominated horror thriller film directed by Phil Karlson.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 40%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.2/10
148 ratings
About Ben
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Easy to follow (2 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Cozy
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, animal centered, urban, domestic home, close friendship, outsider misfit, survival, cat and mouse, monster creature