Watership Down (1978)
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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 20 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: An animated adaptation of Richard Adams' best-selling book about a group of rabbits desperately searching for a new home after the demolition of their warren. The bunnies endure a danger-filled journey in which they contend with hunters, vicious dogs, and even other rabbits who are out to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, Zero Mostel, Michael Graham-Cox, Richard Briers
Director: Martin Rosen
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The rabbits' interactions mirror those of human behavior, and so too does the film possess a startlingly tangible sense of death.
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03/20/08
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01/26/06
Cuts so deep on so many ethereal levels that you can flip to nearly any page in the history book and see a parallel.
07/17/05
Don't listen to anybody who writes it off as a 'cartoon about bunnies.' Stunning beauty, smart scripting, a splendid score ... this is a serious film for serious moviegoers.
01/15/05
Richard Adams's unforgettable, much-loved tale is honorably brought to life in a low-key, realistic animated style well suited to the naturalism and mature tone of the book.
08/22/04
For a kid, it's great. Kids can't normally smell extremely episodic, fractured narratives.
07/31/03
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