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Flushed Away (2006)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:24

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Clever and appealing for both children and adults, Flushed Away marks a successful entry into digital animated features for Aardman Animations.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for crude humor and some language

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Nov 3, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $64,459,316

Synopsis: From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed... From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits "Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated comedy "Flushed Away." Blending Aardman's trademark style and characterizations with DreamWorks' state-of-the-art computer animation, the film marks a unique new look for the artform. In this new comedy set on and beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid (Shane Richie) – the definition of "low life" -- comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a vast metropolis, where he meets Rita (Kate Winslet), a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of the villainous Toad (Sir Ian McKellen), who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), as well as his cousin -- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog (Jean Reno) – to see that Roddy and Rita are iced ... literally. "Flushed Away" stars the voices of Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (Broadway's "The Boy From Oz," the "X-Men" film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Iris," "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility") as Rita; two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Gods and Monsters") as the Toad; Andy Serkis ("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") and Bill Nighy ("Love Actually") as Spike and Whitey; Shane Richie ("Shoreditch") as Sid; and Jean Reno ("The Tiger and the Snow") as Le Frog. "Flushed Away" is being directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, and produced by Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Cecil Kramer. -- © DreamWorks [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Jean Reno

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Story: Peter Lord, Dick Clement, Sam Fell
Screenwriter: Ian La Frenais, Joe Keenan, William Davies
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Producer: Cecile Kramer, David Sproxton
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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They try a little too hard. All this frantic action…

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
11/06/06
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Actually, a lot about the film is certified cool, from its whirly animation to the hordes of crunchy pop songs on the soundtrack.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
11/03/06
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle
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Flushed Away subsumes its British charm with an aggressive American pace and more obvious body-function humour, and the film shows evidence of an awkward fit between American and British sensibilities.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
11/03/06
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Though Flushed Away duplicates the stop-motion, clay animation look of Aardman's earlier Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, it was made using computer software and its liberated action sequences are truly dazzling.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
11/03/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Flushed Away is more fun than a bushel of slugs in a sewer. And considering the slugs in this sewer, that's saying quite a bit.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
11/03/06
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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As some other witty Brits once promised, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
11/03/06
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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How this thing got made in Hollywood is a mystery, but I laughed at most of it, especially the mean stereotypes about the French and the even meaner stereotype about England's soccer team.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
11/03/06
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Flushed Away moves quickly, and will just as quickly depart from memory, leaving the bemused, bubbly sensation of a good time in its wake.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
11/03/06
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The chatter is as zingy for the adults in the theater as the action is zippy for the kiddies.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
11/03/06
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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The animation, computer-generated as opposed to Aardman's signature claymation style, pops with clever visual touches, and the voice cast, led by the omnipresent and ever likable Hugh Jackman as Roddy, is first-rate.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/03/06
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
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Little kids are sure to be bowled over by Roddy's reluctant heroism and Rita's resourcefulness, while the more grown up among us should appreciate the gleeful pokes at pop culture and Anglo-French relations.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/03/06
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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The short attention spans of directors David Bowers and Sam Fell are mostly forgivable because the movie is filled with so many entertaining characters.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/03/06
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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Kids will probably be in stinky-sewage heaven with the new computer-animated critter comedy Flushed Away, but even they may realize they're up the proverbial creek in a boat with a faulty motor.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/03/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Flushed Away is this year's wittiest animated adventure saga.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
11/03/06
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Toilet humour and Aardman characters go together like tar and tea.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/03/06
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Deficient in the comedy of reticence discouragement that is Aardman's (or maybe just Nick Park's) unique strength. I don't want to say the Englishmen were corrupted, but I think they allowed their strongest, quirkiest instincts to be tethered.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/06
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The film mixes rousing kid-friendly adventure with surprisingly savvy grown-up wit and charm.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/02/06
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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The first computer-animated feature to come from Aardman Animations is filled with exuberant and infectious silliness.

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11/02/06
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Flushed Away, Aardman's first computer-generated cartoon, does away with the clay but leaves the craft and emotion intact, resulting in a film that earns its place among the Aardman classics.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/02/06
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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This movie lacks the cleverness of the Aardman classics, but it more than makes up for that with its nonstop action.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/02/06
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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