They get a bad rep - but on the big screen, they're kings. On World Rat Day, Euronews Culture squeaks its mind by celebrating cinema's greatest rats.

Rats and mice get a bad rap for being dirty and ... This Don Bluth animation tells the heart-warming tale of a family of Russian-Jewish mice who emigrate to the US by boat. Get your tissues ...

More than that, he gives onscreen rats a good name by embodying the principles of devotion, family love ... These elements ensure that Ratatouille remains, 17 years on, a timeless classic that ...