The Rat

The Rat may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * The Rat (play), a 1924 play written by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier
 * The Rat (1925 film), a film by Ivor Novello based on his play of the same name
 * The Rat (1937 film), another film adaptation of the play
 * "The Rat" (Beavis and Butt-Head), an episode of the American television show Beavis and Butt-Head
 * "The Rat" (Prison Break episode), an episode of the American television show Prison Break
 * "The Rat" (song), a 2004 song by The Walkmen from their album Bows + Arrows
 * "The Rat", a song by Dead Confederate from their album Wrecking Ball
 * The Rat (novel), a book by Günter Grass published in German in 1986 as Die Rättin
 * The Rat, a character from Haruki Murakami's 'Trilogy of the Rat' Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973 and A Wild Sheep Chase

Nickname

 * Niki Lauda (born 1949), Austrian former Formula One race car driver
 * Ken Linseman (born 1958), former National Hockey League player
 * Jeff Ratcliffe (born 1976), former professional lacrosse player

Music

 * The Rathskellar (The Rat), a now-defunct live music venue in Kenmore Square, Boston, Massachusetts
 * Pro Co RAT, aka "The RAT", a distortion pedal