Mulberry Street (2006)

70% of critics liked it
(10 reviews)
34% of users liked it
(2,844 ratings)

Fresh off the success of his award-winning senior thesis film, The Underdogs, Tisch School of the Arts graduate Jim Mickle returns with this tale of a mysterious virus that causes mass chaos as it sweeps through a terrified Manhattan neighborhood. It's another sweltering summer day in downtown New… More Fresh off the success of his award-winning senior thesis film, The Underdogs, Tisch School of the Arts graduate Jim Mickle returns with this tale of a mysterious virus that causes mass chaos as it sweeps through a terrified Manhattan neighborhood. It's another sweltering summer day in downtown New York City, and as the residents of 51 Mulberry Street lament their crumbling building, higher rent prices, the rising cost of gas, and the ongoing war in Iraq, the heat continues to climb as tempers begin to flare. The city is changing, but it's an unseen transformation that won't be noticed until it has evolved into an unstoppable force. A rat has attacked a passenger on the city subway, and just downtown another unsuspecting victim is bitten by a ravenous rodent. As darkness falls over the city, emergency response teams struggle to contain what appears to be a rapidly spreading virus that is metamorphosing the helpless denizens into a bizarre new species. The streets are quickly filling with these malevolent new creatures, and as a retired boxer named Clutch awaits the return of his daughter from the battlefields of Iraq, the fearless fighter and seven other evicted tenants from 51 Mulberry Street will be forced to bolt the doors, secure the windows, and take one last stand against the mindless, frenzied masses who will stop at nothing to ensure total assimilation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Jim Mickle
Written By: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle
Genres: Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Nov 9, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Mar 18, 2008
Studio: After Dark Films

Critic Reviews

Steve Biodrowski, ESplatter
The dingy lighting and shaky camera work, combined with a solid script and convincing performances, create an almost documentary feel that lures the audience into the dark situation.
Brian Tallerico, The Deadbolt
It's "day one" of 28 Days Later and, for the most part, it works.
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
This is indie horror done right...
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
...starts out like the sort of indie art-house fare you'd expect an up-and-coming film student to make...but soon a mutant strain of bubonic plague spread by rats starts turning all the inhabitants of New York into rat-faced zombies.
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
With hyper-active editing and camerawork that doesn't stay still for longer than a second at a time, Mulberry Street is too frenetic to always be comprehensible.
Ron Wilkinson, Monsters and Critics
New York's Little Italy is going to the dogs, check that, to the rats, and not just the rats in the local fast food joint. A zombie rat movie of the first order.
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
So, what we have here is, essentailly, so low budget, so samey, but... it also has a touch of class in terms of characterisation.
Scott Collura, IGN Movies
See, instead of existing in a vacuum like most horror flicks where nothing of real worth can ever seep in, Mulberry Street insists on embracing all those little lifelike details.

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Bruce B

From the Eight Films To Die For 2008 Collection. Not a Bad film, takes place in NYC, where rats bite people and people become rat like Zombies. Then its everyone for them selfs as if you get bitten you become one, running around jumping people and eatting there human flesh. Its not… More
From the Eight Films To Die For 2008 Collection. Not a Bad film, takes place in NYC, where rats bite people and people become rat like Zombies. Then its everyone for them selfs as if you get bitten you become one, running around jumping people and eatting there human flesh. Its not the worst one in the collection, If your a Zombie Movie collector I would add it. My understanding is that these films are made by amatures so keep that in mind when watching and reviewing these films. Its a Good one.
_kelly .

Even though, it's 35 minutes before the plot launches into kill mode, it is obviously time well spent, as the characters feel like real people that I actually cared about. Considering that the premise is Rat-People, this is a very well written and engaging horror movie; in an age… More
Even though, it's 35 minutes before the plot launches into kill mode, it is obviously time well spent, as the characters feel like real people that I actually cared about. Considering that the premise is Rat-People, this is a very well written and engaging horror movie; in an age of overwhelming mediocre horror scripts, this story is refreshing, and if I were a rat, it'd be simply *the* cheese. Acting wise, the bit parts reveal some green talent, but the main cast are all pretty natural actors who maintain believable people, very hard in horror. The infected people/creatures of Mulberry Street, in terms of design and scare factor, are on par with Argento's Demons or some of Jackson's odder creatures in Braindead, and better than the rage victims of the "28 Later" series or Snyder's running zombies from 04's "Dawn" remake. I'd like to see some more rat people movies, but I just hope they're as compelling in terms of story and acting as this movie is. Talking of the image now, I love it. There is no huge focus on any particular kill or gore scene, but, for once, the editing works in conjunction well with handheld to create a sense of tension that does not require heavily calculated gore shots to scare the audience. This is a great and fun indie flick, and I hope to see more from this director.
A.D. V

Nothing more that a Night of the Living Dead clone in rat's clothing. The director shows potential though.
Nicky M

Low budget indie 28 Days Later type of film with "Were-Rats-Zombies?". I get that they were trying to establish some connection with the characters but it takes for-freakin-ever to get going and is only semi-successful anyway. Some good ideas, decent directing, and I… More
Low budget indie 28 Days Later type of film with "Were-Rats-Zombies?". I get that they were trying to establish some connection with the characters but it takes for-freakin-ever to get going and is only semi-successful anyway. Some good ideas, decent directing, and I appreciate that it tries to seperate itself with a "new" creature idea but it never quite hit the mark.
Juny L

A well done low budget film with a unique look to it & some decent performances from unknown actors.It took some time to get into the action but the second half of the film gets very good.Some scenes became difficult to appreciate because of lightning & shaky camera.It was… More
A well done low budget film with a unique look to it & some decent performances from unknown actors.It took some time to get into the action but the second half of the film gets very good.Some scenes became difficult to appreciate because of lightning & shaky camera.It was like watching a zombie film & also reminds me of 28 Days Later with rat creatures instead that rather go for the flesh & not for the cheese.The film has some flaws but deliver some bloody,suspenseful moments & turn out to be an entertaining horror flick. <a href="http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/SexyBuggs/?action=view&current=thblooddrop.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/SexyBuggs/thblooddrop.gif" border="0" alt="Drops of Blood"></a>
Leo L

An intriguing movie! One of several from the "Movies to Die for" collection. Great amidst chaos, but the whole "rat" thing is so unappealing. Yuck! Good movie!
Christopher B

Fun horror flick with some great creature effects, a decent cast and an overall bizarreness. Recommended.