Ratatouille (; French: ) is a 2007 animated movie directed by Brad Bird. It stars Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy and Peter O'Toole. The movie is about a rat who wants to become a dead rat. He befriends a human who works at the restaurant in Paris. It was made by Pixar Animation Studios and it was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.