Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.
Acting
Hugh Laurie's smarmy charm makes Maurice insufferably lovable.
Writing
Pratchett's cynical warmth survives adaptation surprisingly intact.
Direction
Balances kid-friendly adventure with genuinely bleak philosophical detours.
Director
Toby Genkel
Hugh Laurie
Maurice (voice)
Emilia Clarke
Malicia (voice)
David Thewlis
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
Himesh Patel
Keith (voice)
David Tennant
Dangerous Beans (voice)
Gemma Arterton
Peaches (voice)
Ariyon Bakare
Darktan (voice)
Joe Sugg
Sardines (voice)
Julie Atherton
Nourishing (voice)
Hugh Bonneville
The Mayor (voice)
Rob Brydon
The Pied Piper (voice)
Peter Serafinowicz
Death (voice)
Toby Genkel
Ratcatcher Ron (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Terry Pratchett's final novel before his death, and the film includes a dedication featuring his iconic hat.
The Rat King concept draws from actual folklore of tangled rats, but Pratchett's version—multiple minds in one hive—predicted modern horror tropes years ahead of The Last of Us.
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