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Flushed Away

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
132K
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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
    132K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,997
    113
    • Directors
      • David Bowers
      • Sam Fell
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
      • Christopher Lloyd
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Kate Winslet
      • Ian McKellen
    • 166User 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
      • Ian La Frenais
      • Christopher Lloyd
    • All cast & crew
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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 reviews166

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    Featured review
    8/10
    A sure knock out!
    Being the creators and producers of both Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit series, people should expect a lot from the talents of the Aardman company. Luckily, again they succeed in making a great movie with their first computer animated flick Flushed Away.

    The story is about a spoiled rat named Roddy (Hugh Jackman). He leads a save life as the pet of an upper class English girl. When the family is away on holiday Roddy gets flushed in the toilet and suddenly finds himself in the sewer. There he discovers a giant city filled with rats and a cruel frog boss called Toad. In an attempt to get back home Roddy enlists the help from the female shipper Rita. But she gets him into more trouble when she accidentally steals an import item from Toad. It doesn't take long before both Roddy and Rita are wanted by the whole frog mob…

    When movies like Cars or Over the Hedge get more and more photo realistic, Flushed Away puts an emphasis on fun and visual comedy. From the first screen second you know that you're looking at a different kind of movie. This is England, not America. Here they play soccer and not football. The movie starts at a fast pace and never lets go. The opening scene, in which Roddy plays with the toys in the house, is so funny that you get scared that the makers will not run out of bright ideas too soon. But one shouldn't worry. Most of the visual ideas are absolutely brilliant. Just take a look at rat city, which is made of microwaves, phone boots and washing machines. You should watch the movie at least twice to see it all. Of course there are a lot of reverences to other movies (James Bond, Finding Nemo and even Terminator 2) but those moments don't play a mayor part in the movie. The story is fresh and funny and leads to a nice finale involving an important soccer match.

    What makes Flushed Away succeed for sure are all the great characters. Toad (Ian McKellen) is a great and funny villain, the always likable Kate Winslet is a strong heroin, Bill Nighy has great moments as Toad's bodyguard Whitey and Jean Reno plays a very laughable French hit-man. But Flushed Away really is carried by Hugh Jackman, who's great performance makes you both laugh and cry. He is both the spoiled nerd as well as the over polite butler. He gets heroic if he must and even carries a great tune singing Tom Jones songs. Actually there are a lot of songs in this movie. Usually that's a thing that I don't like in CGI movies, but in Flushed Away it just works out fine. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that most of the singing was done by maggots…

    Because of all the scenes with water Flushed Away couldn't have been done with clay animation alone. So don't be fooled by the combination Aardman and computers. Flushed Away is a sure knock out!
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    • 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
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    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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