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We are one with the force and the force is with us. It’s time to take a little side quest in the Star Wars Universe for a spin-off ranking. With the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, Disney has made 3 Star Wars Spin-Off films. Are they any good? Which is the best? Is this really the way? Let’s find out. So glad we took this job!

00:00 Start

01:34 The Mandalorian and Grogu

07:39 Mando Spoilers?

27:26 Solo: A Star Wars Story

46:28 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

A new era for James Bond has begun, and a couple Film Rats are here to wildly speculate. How do they feel about the team? Who do they want to play the iconic spy? How weird and sexy do they want the movie to be? Find out in this Rat Chat.

If sheep can solve mysteries, Rats can definitely talk about movies. We here at Rats On Film will always support a talking animal movie, and here we are for a little Rat Chat on the latest one to hit theaters. A real tear-jerker (if you listen to the episode, you’ll know what we mean). Winter Lambs rule! 

00:00 Start

12:24 Spoilers

We’re only a month out from the 2026 World Cup, and the Film Rats are getting excited! To get ready for the occasion, the Rats are drafting their own Soccer Teams made up exclusively of movie characters. Let us know who you think creates the best squad in the comments below!

For a while now, we’ve had our license to rank. But finally, our application for a license to kill was approved. With full 00 status, the Film Rats are here to dive into the James Bond franchise, starting with none other than the original Bond himself: Sean Connery. Shake yourself a martini and listen in for some Rat-pinions.

00:00 Start

05:00 Dr. No

20:50 From Russia with Love

35:58 Goldfinger

52:18 Thunderball

01:04:25 You Only Live Twice

01:19:08 Diamonds Are Forever

Oh yeah! Mario Time! Grab your super mushrooms and power stars and strap in for another Rat Ranking as the Film Rats discuss the Super Mario movies. Lots to be said about these as both Nintendo and movie fans. Let’s-a-rank!

00:00 Start

05:07 The Super Mario Bros. Movie

33:00 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Lord and Miller have done it again! Grace, Rocky save stars. And Grace, Rocky star in Project Hail Mary which is amaze, amaze, amaze! Big thumbs up and a fist bump from the Film Rats.

00:00 Start

04:37 Non-Spoiler Review

09:25 Spoilers

Tune in as Xander and Jonnie discuss one of their favorite films from 2025. An incredibly crafted and detailed piece of filmmaking. Also, do they have a Pulp Rat of the Year Award? Asking for a friend.

We wanna be the very best, like no Rat ever was. Pokémon has been a staple in the lives of several Film Rats. In honor of its 30th Anniversary, we are ranking the first 3 Pokémon movies. Seminal viewing for us as kids, revisited with newfound adult perspectives. Do they hold up? Or are they blasting off?

00:00 Start

06:22 Pokémon: The First Movie

24:38 Pokémon The Movie 2000

37:29 Pokémon 3: The Movie

From Toronto to NASA to Waterloo, Matt Johnson is a filmmaker like no other, a Canadian icon and fan favorite amongst the Film Rats. Join Jonnie, Jordan and Xander as they discuss his work in honor of his latest movie: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. If you see it in a theater, thank your lucky stars!

00:00 Start

05:21 The Dirties

15:45 Operation Avalanche

28:04 Blackberry

43:03 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Welcome to the anticipated movies Rats Draft. Join Tim, Madolyn, Jordan and Xander as they compete to draft the best lineup of movies releasing in 2026. Which Rat will get the best roster and score the most points in this year’s draft?

The Emily Henry Cinematic Universe has officially begun!  And we have some Book Rats amongst the Film Rats. Take a vacation from your daily routine and listen in for a little Rat Chat on the latest and hottest (?) rom com. Find out if these friends fell in love with The People We Meet on Vacation. 

There have been a lot of great movies on WWI over the years. But these two recent entires (1917 & All Quiet on the Western Front) have really stuck with the Film Rats. Tune in for a little chat to compare and contrast.

00:00 Start

04:12 1917

16:23 All Quiet on the Western Front

Victor! Let’s get a little gothic, let’s get a little mad and let’s chat all about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.

Hope everyone is having a Holly Jolly Holiday! We’re going full nostalgia this year as we rank some Rankin and Bass Holiday Specials. Are we a bunch of old misfits? Or are we Coming to Town with some good takes? Happy Ratmas to all and to all a good night!

00:00 Start

03:39 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

13:46 Frosty the Snowman

19:45 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

26:54 The Year Without a Santa Claus

34:59 Jack Frost

Here's what's gonna happen: Benoit freakin' Blanc and the Rats are gonna talk about some mysteries, ask you all some questions, and you all are gonna answer them and we're gonna get to the bottom of which Knives Out movie is the best and then... that's it!

00:00 Start

02:29 Knives Out

15:00 Glass Onion

26:56 Wake Up Dead Man

After this episode, our Musical Adaptations list will be changed For Good. We Can’t Do It Alone, so today, a new group of Rats is here to discuss some more musicals. Don’t worry, we won’t let the list get too out of control; at least Not While We’re Around. Anyone up for some Piraguas after this one?

00:00 Start

02:24 West Side Story (1961)

13:47 Chicago

22:40 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

37:14 In The Heights

50:19 Wicked: For Good

Despite all his rage, is Ben Richards just a Rat in a cage? Get ready, set, and run with us in a new episode focused on Edgar Wright’s The Running Man. See how it ranks compared to Edgar Wright’s previous films.

00:00 Start

05:27 The Running Man (Spoiler Free)

09:58 The Running Man (SPOILERS)

24:28 The Ranking

You betcha the Rats are out on parol and here to talk about and rank a selection of Coen Brothers films. Please Mr. Kennedy, listen to our show. And if you don’t like it, that’s just like… your opinion, man.

00:00 Start

04:27 Raising Arizona

13:55 Fargo

26:53 The Big Lebowski

39:56 No Country for Old Men

52:48 Inside Llewyn Davis

We had a few small beers before this episode. But that’s just how the cards were rolled out for us. The Rats are here to chat about One Battle After Another from Paul Thomas Anderson. So check out the Ratpinions and if you don’t like them, just remember: Ocean waves, ocean waves.

Greetings, Programs. Let us level with you. The Film Rats are here to fight for the users. So tune in for some bio-digital jazz (whatever that is) and check out a ranking of the Tron films.

End of Line.

00:00 Start

04:19 TRON

19:34 TRON: Legacy

32:25 TRON: Ares

These Rats are neat, sweet, petite and ready to talk about the Addams Family. Listen while the Rats talk about your favorite creepy, kooky family. Which adaptation should be put in a museum and which one makes them scree-am? Hurry and listen, it's almost time to do the Mamushka!

00:00 Start

06:03 The Addams Family (1991)

16:41 Addams Family Values

25:33 The Addams Family (2019)

35:42 The Addams Family 2

Our show without the ranks, this is what it sounds like. It’s time for a Rat Chat movie spotlight on KPop Demon Hunters. A standout film of the year so far. Leave it to Huntr/x to show us all how it’s done, done, done.

Listen, we know that at one time or another, most women have faked it. But trust us, these Rats are not faking their love of the unofficial Meg Ryan and Nora Ephron trilogy of films. If you love a cozy fall romance, meet us at the top of the Empire State building.

00:00 Start

06:34 When Harry Met Sally

21:26 Sleepless In Seattle

35:39 You’ve Got Mail

Welcome to the Inaugural Rats Draft. The Film Rats compete to draft the greatest four-course meal of movie foods. One appetizer, one drink, one entrée and one desert. Which Rat has the most refined palette? You decide! Let us know who has the most succulent movie meal in the comments.

Adventure awaits the Film Rats as they go in search of fortune and glory with a ranked list for Indiana Jones. So grab your hat and whip, and hold onto your potatoes. Don’t worry, there are no snakes here; only Rats!

00:00 Start

02:00 Raiders of the Lost Ark

11:02 Temple of Doom

22:06 Last Crusade

34:24 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

43:25 Dial of Destiny

No longer will our TV opinions be silenced. The Rats have gotten off program for a little supplemental episode to discuss Season 1 and 2 of Andor. So tune in and enjoy some Ratpinions on the greatest Star Wars show ever? How nice for you.

Hey buddies, ears up here. The Justice Rats have assembled to spend the night with Superman. It’s time to finally jump into DC Comics, and what better place to start than with the Man of Steel.

00:00 Start

03:17 Superman (1978)

12:27 Superman Returns (2006)

20:24 Man of Steel (2013)

31:06 Superman (2025)

The Film Rats are here to find their super suits, silence Bruno, choose their own fates, just keep swimming, put that thing back where it came from or so help them, and go to infinity and beyond as they create a Tier List for the 29 Pixar films.

02:03 Toy Story

04:34 A Bugs Life

06:40 Toy Story 2

09:38 Monsters, Inc.

14:21 The Incredibles

17:58 Cars

20:40 Ratatouille

23:59 WALL-E

26:43 Up

29:30 Toy Story 3

31:28 Cars 2

33:00 Brave

34:42 Monsters University

38:19 Inside Out

41:23 Good Dinosaur

43:13 Finding Dory

45:18 Cars 3

47:02 Coco

49:56 Incredibles 2

53:50 Toy Story 4

56:50 Onward

01:00:08 Soul

01:03:33 Luca

01:08:58 Turning Red

01:12:26 Lightyear

01:14:42 Elemental

01:17:22 Inside Out 2

01:21:50 Elio

We’re gonna need a bigger podcast! The Film Rats are here for a special bonus episode to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws. We might be skipping the beach this Summer after rewatching this one.

It’s rat summer! Before you plan your vacation, check in with the Film Rats to find out how they would rank movie Summer Vacations. Here’s hoping none of our listeners’ vacations have a dead body.

00:00 Start

01:47 Weekend At Bernie’s

07:23 National Lampoon's Vacation

13:37 A Goofy Movie

19:39 Y tu mamá también

25:15 The Lizzie McGuire Movie

29:51 The Way Way Back

This is Rats On Film. We pod every other week of the year. Our movie takes are questionable. The Rats themselves, even more so. The only upsides are the episodes about… Dragons.

00:00 Start

02:42 How To Train Your Dragon

11:08 How To Train Your Dragon 2

20:04 How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

This podcast is the sum of our choices. Time to hop in our biplanes and decide how the final (?) entry of this franchise fits into our Rat Ranking. It is written.

00:00 Start

03:14 Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning

Grab your overalls, your skateboard, and your Nirvana CDs. The Rats are taking a trip back to the 90s for another blind rank. 10 films. 10 places. No take backs. Are 90s movies all that? Or should they eat our shorts?

00:00 Start

02:16 Movie #1

05:24 Movie #2

08:17 Movie #3

12:00 Movie #4

13:51 Movie #5

16:39 Movie #6

18:59 Movie #7

23:14 Movie #8

26:19 Movies #9

31:15 Movies #10

We’re not really sure if these Rats have come of age but they’re definitely older now. This week on the show the Rats are here to talk about one of their favorite sub-genres. Carpe Diem!

01:30 Dead Poets Society

10:08 Submarine

18:13 Perks of Being a Wallflower

26:04 Dope

33:41 Edge of Seventeen

41:58 Love Simon

This is where the fun begins. The Film Rats have returned to a Galaxy Far Far Away. This time they’re here to discuss the Prequel Trilogy. These negotiations will not be short. Which Rat will be the chosen one? And which Rat will fall to the Dark Side?

00:00 Start

06:05 The Phantom Menace

20:15 Attack of the Clones

32:56 Revenge of the Sith

It’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl. And few filmmakers’ work embodies that idea more than Greta Gerwig. This week, the Rats decide if they have any power over the films they love as they rank her movies. Hopefully the poets don’t disagree with our ranking.

00:00 Start

01:29 Lady Bird

08:59 Little Women

17:48 Barbie

Oh Captain, my Captain. The Rats have finally decided to take on the MCU. And what better place to start than with the very First Avenger: the Star Spangled Man with a plan.

00:00 Start

02:02 Captain America: The First Avenger

08:47 Captain America: The Winter Soldier

14:33 Captain America: Civil War

25:14 Captain America: Brave New World

Happy Anniversary to Film Rats. It’s been 1 year of the podcast and in celebration we’re ranking the best Rats In Film. Join us as we talk about the unsung heroes (and sometimes villains) of the movie world. And most importantly decide if size matters.

00:00 Start

01:27 Master Splinter

02:56 Rizzo The Rat

05:25 Scabbers

09:15 Rat Damon

11:38 Roddy

14:09 Remy

Time for the Film Rats to get Chan-tastic. Join Buck and Xander as they talk about a selection of films starring the legendary Jackie Chan. There will be dangerous stunts, there will be epic fights and there will of course be a ranked list.

03:38 Project A

8:08 Wheels on Meals

14:12 Police Story

21:01 Dragons Forever

27:08 Supercop

33:19 Legend of the Drunken Master

40:00 Rumble in the Bronx

New Year, New Rats List. Join the Film Rats as the discuss and rank the films of 2024. From Transylvania to tennis courts, the Rats are going to bat for their favorites of the past year.

03:24 Dune Part 2

09:13 Challengers

15:23 Sing Sing

21:52 Look Back

29:10 Wicked

35:10 The Brutalist

42:32 Nosferatu

What is a hedgehog if not a spiky Rat? The Rats are living and learning this week on the Pod as they rank the Sonic the Hedgehog films. Gotta go fast, because these Rats are rolling around at the speed of sound!

02:16 Sonic the Hedgehog

10:02 Sonic the Hedgehog 2

18:30 Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Welcome to the Happiest Pod On Earth! The Rats are dipping their paws into the world of Disney Animation starting with the Bronze Age. We’re Abraham DeLacey. We’re running through the forest. We’re silly old Rats. And we’re rescuing our listeners from not knowing how we’d rank these films.

04:40 The AristoCats

12:17 Robin Hood

21:00 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

31:02 The Rescuers

Now dig this, it’s Podding Time! With great podcast comes great responsibility. The Rats are swinging into action and putting their Rat-Senses to good use to rank the Spider-Man films. Tune in and maybe we’ll do a flip.

01:08 Spider-Man

08:05 Spider-Man 2

14:00 Spider-Man 3

18:55 The Amazing Spider-Man

26:29 The Amazing Spider-Man 2

30:07 Spider-Man Homecoming

36:11 Spider-Man Far From Home

41:35 Spider-Man No Way Home

Happy holidays - it’s time to celebRATe!

Join your these festive movie Rats as they blind rank random holiday movies! Which film will unwrap the Big Cheese from Santa? Which will receive coal in its stocking? Happy Ratmas!

02:04 Movie #1

04:35 Movie #2

07:21 Movie #3

09:28 Movie #4

11:11 Movie #5

13:35 Movie #6

16:26 Movie #7

19:07 Movie #8

22:21 Movie #9

24:45 Movie #10

♪ Good Morning, Listeners! Suddenly, the Rats are here to rank a selection of Musical Adaptations. Will their opinions be Popular? Or will these Rats be On Their Own with some hot takes? ♪

01:51 Cabaret

06:16 Little Shop of Horrors

11:13 Hairspray

16:10 Les Misérables

23:17 Tick Tick Boom

28:30 Wicked Part 1

Happy Thanksgiving from the Film Rats to you! Not all Rats wear capes, but these heroes do. Join Madolyn, Chris, Tim, and Xander as they rank films based on their real life food creations. Will these be a succulent movie meal? Or a big uh-oh?

01:17 Gobstoppers (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

05:56 Blue Milk (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope)

10:23 Bubba Gump (Forrest Gump)

15:40 Pizza Planet (Toy Story)

20:02 Scooby Snacks (Scooby-Doo)

25:23 Butterbeer (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

The juice is loose this week as spooky season continues! Join Taylor, Jordan, Chris, and Xander as they rank the spooky entries of Tim Burton. Which film will get the ring? And which will need a resurrection?

01:12 Beetlejuice

07:06 Edward Scissorhands

12:36 Ed Wood

17:52 Sleepy Hollow

22:32 Corpse Bride

26:31 Frankenweenie

31:24 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

It's alive! Spooky season, that is.

Whether it's a full moon and you're feeling frisky or you're working on a new science experiment, join Taylor, Chris, Jordan, and Xander as they rank the Universal Monsters films - you'll never guess what they unwrap!

01:33 Dracula

07:45 Frankenstein

14:34 The Mummy

18:18 The Invisible Man

24:52 Bride of Frankenstein

32:22 Wolfman

37:42 Creature from the Black Lagoon

Join Jonnie, Jordan, and Xander as they explore the filmography of Edgar Rat... I mean, Wright. Whether it's zombies, bank robbers, or plain ole evil exes, there's never a dull moment! Grab yourself a Cornetto and sit back and relax while these rats chat about some of their favorite movies.

02:26 Shaun of the Dead

7:26 Hot Fuzz

14:01 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

21:58 The World's End

27:00 Baby Driver

33:28 Last Night in Soho