Ruby and Rata (1990)

Ruby, an 83 year old trying to dodge a retirement home, rents a room to Rata, a solo mum with sidelines in music and benefit fraud. Rata's son is into arson and shoplifting, while Ruby's nephew is a hapless yuppie wannabe. Marginalised by the deregulated economy of the '80s and living on their wits, they may just find common cause despite themselves.

Ruby and Rata is a 1990 movie. Genres: Comedy, Drama. Directed by Gaylene Preston. Main cast: Yvonne Lawley, Vanessa Rare, Lee Metekingi, Simon Barnett, Deben Bhattacharya. Runtime: 111 minutes. Its average rating is 7.5 out of 10, from 2 votes.