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Watership Down

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Watership Down (1978)

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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 20  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10

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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... 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 stop them. As the heroes travel, they are befriended by a wisecracking seagull named Kehaar. Will Hazel and the other rabbits find a place to call home, where they can live in peace? [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, Zero Mostel, Michael Graham-Cox, Richard Briers

Director: Martin Rosen

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Mar 26, 2002

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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
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth
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4/5

Artful, pretty forgotten (and it should not be) animation of best seller.

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02/17/08
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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4/5

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04/06/06
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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01/26/06
Time Out
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4/5

Classic non-children's animated film.

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10/07/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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4/4

Cuts so deep on so many ethereal levels that you can flip to nearly any page in the history book and see a parallel.

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07/17/05
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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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.

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01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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01/12/05
Staci Layne Wilson
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3/5

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10/04/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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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.

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08/22/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
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A respectful screen version of Richard Adams' bestselling novel.

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01/24/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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4/5

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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

For a kid, it's great. Kids can't normally smell extremely episodic, fractured narratives.

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07/31/03
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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4/5

Multiplying isn't all the rabbits are good at...

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06/30/03
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com
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3/5

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12/31/02
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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3/5

Great animation.

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08/22/02
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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07/26/02
David Poland
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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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