Ratatouille is a 2007 CG animated comedy directed by Brad Bird and starring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, and Peter O'Toole. The eighth film by Pixar, the film is about a rat named Remy who lives in Paris and dreams of being a successful chef. He meets a kitchen garbage boy named Linguini, and together they cook savory meals that help bring their restaurant Gusteau's back to popularity. The method of how they do it is quite unique as Remy controls Linguini like a puppet. This film is notable for being the second Pixar film that Brad Bird directed after directing The Incredibles.

The reason that this is at #5 is because unlike most of the other films on this list, Ratatouille was actually quite successful. It was critically acclaimed and was the second highest grossing animated movie of 2007 behind Shrek The Third, grossing $623.7 million, even winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. But usually, whenever Pixar movies are brought up, they don't usually mention Ratatouille that often, as some would rather talk about other Pixar movies like WALL-E or Up, which have garnered larger acclaim over the years. And usually, when people bring up director Brad Bird, they talk more about The Incredibles than they do about Ratatouille. I agree that The Incredibles is amazing, but Ratatouille deserves just as much love. I might even say it's better than Cars.

Ratatouille was actually the first Pixar movie I ever watched after my family and I moved to Kennewick in 2007. I remember enjoying it in theaters and liking the more visual gags such as Remy consuming the juice of a grape like he was drinking a glass of wine. I certainly would have rather seen Ratatouille in theaters again over Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix, but I digress. I remember rewatching it in 2015 and I fell in love with the film all over again. Maybe it was because I'd worked my first job in a kitchen and I enjoyed seeing Remy's perspective through a restaurant kitchen. Maybe my now young adult perspective gave me an opportunity to appreciate the maturity of it all. The story is simple but enjoyable and amusing. The music composed by Michael Giacchino compliments the movie very well the same way a good seasoning spice compliments a delicious piece of meat. And it has one of my favorite monologues delivered by the late Peter O'Toole regarding his new review about Gusteau's.

Also, my favorite joke in that film would have to be antagonist Skinner's honest comments about corn dogs. It got a chuckle out of me, and it's how the French view modern American food, it's an underrated line. I think Ratatouille deserves to be talked about as much as Toy Story or Wall-E. It's definitely worthy of a second helping, especially if you want to watch it on Thanksgiving with the slice of pumpkin pie and a cup of hot chocolate. And remember, anyone can cook!