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Flushed Away

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
131K
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Flushed Away (2006)
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The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

  • Directors
    • David Bowers
    • Sam Fell
  • Writers
    • Dick Clement
    • Ian La Frenais
    • Christopher Lloyd
  • Stars
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Kate Winslet
    • Ian McKellen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    131K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,853
    134
    • Directors
      • David Bowers
      • Sam Fell
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
      • Christopher Lloyd
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Kate Winslet
      • Ian McKellen
    • 163User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, and Andy Serkis in Flushed Away (2006)
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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Roddy
    • (voice)
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Rita
    • (voice)
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • The Toad
    • (voice)
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    • Le Frog
    • (voice)
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Whitey
    • (voice)
    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Spike
    • (voice)
    Shane Richie
    Shane Richie
    • Sid
    • (voice)
    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Rita's Mum
    • (voice)
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Rita's Dad
    • (voice)
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Rita's Grandma
    • (voice)
    Rachel Rawlinson
    • Tabitha
    • (voice)
    Susan Duerden
    Susan Duerden
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Miles Richardson
    Miles Richardson
    • Father
    • (voice)
    John Motson
    John Motson
    • Football Commentator
    • (voice)
    Douglas Weston
    Douglas Weston
    • Newspaper Seller
    • (voice)
    Roger Blake
    • Policeman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Thimblenose Ted
    • (voice)
    • …
    Paul Shardlow
    • Pegleg
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • David Bowers
      • Sam Fell
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Ian La Frenais(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Christopher Lloyd(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Aardman's first fully-CGI feature film. The reason for using computer animation, instead of the studio's trademark clay animation, was the numerous scenes involving water, which is nearly impossible to do convincingly in stop-motion.
    • Goofs
      As the movie opens, the little girl pours a whole box of rat food (and its box) into the dish at the front of Roddy's cage. When Roddy slides down to the front of the cage minutes later, neither the food, nor the upturned box is anywhere to be seen.
    • Quotes

      Liam: He's gonna steal your boat.

      Rita: He won't steal my boat.

      Liam: He's stealing your boat.

      Rita: He isn't stealing...

      Liam: He stole your boat.

      Rita: What?

      Liam: He's like Robin Hood in reverse.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a statement in the closing credits: "No slugs were a-salted in the making of this film." The joke is that salt is deadly to slugs.
    • Alternate versions
      Distributors choose to remove mild language from the film after an advice viewing from the BBFC suggested that it would not be acceptable for a U rating. As a result, words such as "bloody" and "bugger" were replaced with "blinkin'" and "bother". After the changes had been made, the BBFC passed the film with a U rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Down the Loo... The Making of 'Flushed Away' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Dancing with Myself
      Written by Billy Idol & Tony James

      Performed by Billy Idol with Generation X

      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews163

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    Featured review
    9/10
    A Nutshell Review: Flushed Away
    Hugh Jackman is everywhere these days, from reprising his iconic Wolverine role in summer blockbuster X3, to starring twice alongside Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's Scoop and Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, and now, just lending his voice to a lead character in the animated film Flushed Away, co-starring his summer blockbuster star Sir Ian McKellen. Soon to come will be Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain. Whew! There seems to be no stopping this Hollywood flavour of the month!

    Despite this animated movie being yet another one of many based on talking animals, Flushed Away doesn't try too hard to be funny by steamrolling pop culture into the story. It just is funny with its deft touches, be it dialogue, slapstick, or various sight gags. Although it's set primarily in the sewers, it's beautiful chaos, with loads of little details all over that you'll probably need to watch it twice over to appreciate all the effort put in to create the computerized graphical sets.

    At first glance, you might think you're watching a Wallace and Gromit animated show. Yes, this is produced by the same studio, Aardman Animations, in association with Dreamworks, and it is no wonder that the animation, although computer generated, maintained a very clay like look and feel, as well as character designs bearing similar resemblance in style to W&G.

    The story is simple enough, yet adequately satisfying by the time the end credits roll. As the trailer suggested, Aristocratic rat pet Roddy from Kensington (Hugh Jackman) thought he just had the whole classy apartment to himself, when an unexpected guest Sid (Shane Richie) from the sewers gatecrashes into his abode, and ejects him through the "jacuzzi". All these in less than 10 minutes. So begins a mad journey in an unknown sewer world which replicated the modern London City above it with junk, where he has to figure out friend from foe, and find his way back to where he belongs.

    The themes of family and friends do not come on too strongly, instead the story preferred to let the character interactions bring forth the messages. Supporting or interfering in his quest are characters like Rita (Kate Winslet), The Toad (Ian McKellen), French Le Frog (Jean Reno), and rat minions Whitey (Bill Nighy) and Spike (Andy Serkis). It's quite commendable that in its less than 90 minutes runtime, it allowed for quite a bit of set action pieces to develop, along with almost laugh-a-minute lines of dialogue, a good mix of songs (Hugh sings!) and ooh, a diabolical plot.

    But what perhaps is the show stealer, are the sewer slugs. Ever popping up and performing at the right time, I'm sure they are crowd favourites despite their less than pleasant looking exterior. I wonder if they do sell the soft toy version, as it should be quite hilarious.

    If too many animated flicks left this year has left you jaded with the genre, Flushed Away just flushes away the competition. Worth checking out on the big screen!
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    FAQ2

    • Is "Flushed Away" based on a book?
    • Why does Ted have a thimble strapped over his nose?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • DreamWorks (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ratropolis
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Aardman Animations
      • DreamWorks Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $149,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $64,665,672
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,814,323
      • Nov 5, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $178,281,554
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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