Rodents of Unusual Size manages to pack an incredible amount of information, perspective, and heart into its 71 minute runtime.

| Nov 3, 2020

Beyond a profile on this species, Rodents of Unusual Size may work even better as a snapshot of a life not many will ever live: those in these coastal communities who directly experience the impacts of climate change and coastal erosion.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 19, 2020

Rodents of Unusual Size is an extraordinarily entertaining feature doc.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Aug 31, 2020

Overall, it's certainly a memorable experience-one that might actually have you feeling sorry for the furry buggers...or give you nightmares about running into them in a dark swamp.

| Jun 23, 2020

Directorial trio Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer... [have] made a little gem.

| Jun 1, 2020

A fascinating metaphor for how humans see their relationship to the natural world.

| May 15, 2019

Most of the people in Rodents of Unusual Size have had to learn how to deal with deal with the animals, and their creativity is astonishing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 25, 2019

There is something genuinely touching in observing how Louisianans have woven these creatures into their daily lives.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 23, 2019

Recommended. Does in seventy minutes what a History Channel docu couldn't do in seven hundred.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2019

There's enough of interest here to keep us engaged.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 3, 2019

Forget the fantastical stakes of the next big Marvel adventure; this is the real deal, happening here and now.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 19, 2019

Well-made and insightful documentary grapples with solving an emerging environmental threat.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 8, 2019

Rodents of Unusual Size is informative and entertaining and, in light of the subject matter, shockingly pleasant to watch.

| Feb 6, 2019

It's a quirky and well-researched animal documentary about nutrias, those semiaquatic South American natives that, over the last century, invaded the swamplands of Louisiana in the tens of millions...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 5, 2019

It's a fascinating look -- and it's only 70 minutes long.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 31, 2019

As an animal lover and environmentalist, this film created an insightful and very unique story that is at once engaging, entertaining and informative.

| Jan 22, 2019

Beneath the fun cooking and wildlife anecdotes is an inquisitive motion of unwavering notions about the coast, tradition, and ways of life and family.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 18, 2019

At a whisker under 70 minutes, "Rodents" totally hits it and quits it, without any wasted time. Yet, it is an important and informative film, especially given the spread of the nutria population.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 15, 2019

In a way, the film is about two resilient species that refuse to back down - the nutria and the Louisianan.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 29, 2018

It really comes out to be a very generous documentary ... because every viable viewpoint is touched on to some degree.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 26, 2018