Flushed Away

2006
U
1h 25m

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6.6/10

144K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

144K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,526

470

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 15 nominations total

Roddy
(voice)

Kate Winslet

Rita
(voice)

Ian McKellen

The Toad
(voice)

Jean Reno

Le Frog
(voice)

Bill Nighy

Whitey
(voice)

Andy Serkis

Spike
(voice)

Shane Richie

Sid
(voice)

Kathy Burke

Rita's Mum
(voice)

David Suchet

Rita's Dad
(voice)

Miriam Margolyes

Rita's Grandma
(voice)

Rachel Rawlinson

Tabitha
(voice)

Susan Duerden

Mother
(voice)

Miles Richardson

Father
(voice)

John Motson

Football Commentator
(voice)

Douglas Weston

Newspaper Seller
(voice)

Roger Blake

Policeman
(voice)
…

Christopher Fairbank

Thimblenose Ted
(voice)
…

Paul Shardlow

Pegleg
(voice)

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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
Toad: You find my pain amusing?
Le Frog: I find everyone's pain amusing, except my own... I'm French!

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

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Featured review

8/10

Super cute!

This film didn't sound appealing to me when I first heard about it; a rat society living in the underground waterways of England wasn't my idea of an interesting movie. But, I was invited to see a screening of it recently, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised after seeing it! This film is different, exciting, adventurous, and fun to watch! I liked Rita (Kate Winslet) the best, but that's if I had to choose one character. Roddy (Hugh Jackman) was the star though. The little slugs singing on the side are cute in their own way too. The underlying message of how important family and friends are is well done. It's great for the whole family!