Flushed Away (2006)
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72% of critics liked it
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68% of users liked it
(225,109 ratings)
A previously pampered society mouse must fight his way back to the comforts of Kensington after he is sent spiraling into an underground world filled with scavenger rats and villainous toads in a fun-filled family adventure produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features and featuring the… More A previously pampered society mouse must fight his way back to the comforts of Kensington after he is sent spiraling into an underground world filled with scavenger rats and villainous toads in a fun-filled family adventure produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features and featuring the voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, and Jean Reno. Roddy (Jackman) was living the high life when he first met Sid the sewer rat (Shane Richie), but that's all about to change when Sid decides to send the hapless mouse down the pipes and stealthily take his place in the lap of luxury. Though the bustling sewer city of Ratropolis isn't without its fair share of kind citizens, it is certainly no place for a pampered mouse with a taste for life's finer things. Upon making the acquaintance of scavenger rat Rita (Winslet), Roddy is certain that the pair can navigate their way back to the surface in Rita's trusty boat, the Jammy Dodger, but Rita's help doesn't come cheap, and the nefarious Toad (McKellen) is determined to rid Ratropolis of all things rodent. When Toad's hapless hench-rats Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy) fail to achieve acceptable results, the green meanie is forced to call in the cavalry in the form of legendary French mercenary Le Frog (Reno) to get the job done. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Bowers, Sam Fell
- Written By
- Ian La Frenais, Joe Keenan, William Davies
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 20, 2007
- Studio
- Paramount
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
The action sequences mostly uninspired and the characterisations and voice-overs underwhelming.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
They try a little too hard. All this frantic action...
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Here's hoping that Flushed Away won't be the last gurgle from Aardman in feature-film form. Aardman shows us that animated humor, even in the toilet, can still be good clean fun.
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Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
...It's rat-a-tat pop culture references, but consistently hilarious.
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Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Actually, a lot about the film is certified cool, from its whirly animation to the hordes of crunchy pop songs on the soundtrack.
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Cast
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Hugh Jackman
as Roddy
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Kate Winslet
as Rita
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Ian McKellen
as The Toad
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Jean Reno
as Le Frog
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Bill Nighy
as Whitey
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Andy Serkis
as Spike
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Shane Richie
as Sid
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Kathy Burke
as Rita's Mum
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David Suchet
as Rita's Dad
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Miriam Margolyes
as Rita's Grandma
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Rachel Rawlinson
as Tabitha
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Susan Duerden
as Mother
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Miles Richardson
as Father
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John Motson
as Football Commentator
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Douglas Weston
as Newspaper Seller
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Roger Blake
as Balloon Seller, Policeman
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Christopher Fairbank
as Cockroach, Passerby, Thimblenose Ted
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Paul Shardlow
as Pegleg
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Conrad Vemon
as Take Out
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Jonathan Kydd
as Barnacle
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Newell Alexander
as Tex
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Susan Fitzer
as Edna
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Joshua Silk
as Fergus
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Meredith Wells
as Rita's Little Sister
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Ashleigh-Louis Elliot
as Rita's Sister 2
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Ashleigh Ludwig
as Rita's Sister 3
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Christopher Knights
as Fat Barry, Market Trader
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Emma Tate
as Fly-Lady, Passerby 2
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Tom McGrath
as Action Figure, Artist
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Sam Fell
as Fanseller, Ladykiller, Liam, Prophet
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David Bowers
as Fly, Goldfish, Henchfrog, Shocky, Tadpol...
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