Scurry (2024) – In a World Gone Silent, Survival Has Tiny Feet

When giants fall, even the smallest must run.

Scurry (2024) is an intense, unexpected post-apocalyptic thriller told from a strikingly original perspective: the eyes of a lone survivor—not human, but rodent. Set in the ruins of a once-bustling city now eerily lifeless, the film follows a brave, agile house mouse navigating a wasteland ravaged by nuclear winter, famine, and the extinction of mankind.

Directed with haunting visual minimalism and emotional weight, Scurry opens on a hollow metropolis coated in snow, its buildings silent, its streets cracked and crawling with danger. Amid this stark landscape emerges our protagonist: Grey, a small mouse who once lived in comfort inside human walls. Now, he's foraging to survive. But the rules have changed. With humans gone, a brutal new food chain has taken over—feral dogs, predatory birds, and other starving creatures now dominate the surface.

Grey's only chance at survival lies underground—into sewer systems, derelict subway tunnels, and long-abandoned shelters. Along the way, he encounters both allies and enemies: a blind mole who knows the tunnels like a prophet; a vicious rat warlord ruling over the undercity; and scattered fragments of human technology that suggest someone—or something—might still be alive.

Told largely without dialogue, Scurry blends suspense, horror, and pathos in equal measure. The film uses rich sound design, expressive animation (or hyperreal CGI), and a haunting score to immerse audiences in a world where silence is terrifying, and movement means risk. Grey isn’t just fighting predators—he’s fighting isolation, memory, and the instinct to give up.

By reframing the apocalypse through the smallest survivor, Scurry becomes a meditation on resilience. No matter how broken the world becomes… the will to scurry forward endures.