# Willard (1971)

> A bullied social misfit turns his bond with a colony of rats into a grotesque instrument of revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27508

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Daniel Mann
- Cast: Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Sondra Locke, Elsa Lanchester, Michael Dante, Jody Gilbert, William Hansen, John Myhers
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067991/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, eerie, macabre, late night horror viewing, cult film marathon

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- [Ben (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/27454)
- [Graveyard Shift (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/11599)

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