Synopsis
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.
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Cast
- Hugh JackmanRoddy (voice)
- Kate WinsletRita (voice)
- Ian McKellenThe Toad (voice)
- Jean RenoLe Frog (voice)
- Bill NighyWhitey (voice)
- Andy SerkisSpike (voice)
- Shane RichieSid (voice)
- Kathy BurkeRita's Mum (voice)
- David SuchetRita's Dad (voice)
- Miriam MargolyesRita's Grandma (voice)
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Delicious slapstick, droll wit and terrific characters make Aardman's first venture in CG cartooning a great success. - 90
The New York Times
It is a relief to encounter such exuberant and infectious silliness. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Flushed Away lacks the action-contraption dottiness of a Wallace and Gromit adventure, but it hits its own sweet spot of demented delight. - 83
Christian Science Monitor
This computer-animated feature is consistently inventive, if a bit busy and overlong. - 80
Newsweek
Though it lacks "Wallace and Gromit"'s charm, its mile-a-minute inventiveness is impressive. - 75
ReelViews
It's better than 90% of the animated fare of the last few years. It's refreshing not to have to qualify the movie's appeal by appending the words, "for the kids." - 70
Variety
Result is a kidpic long on invention but short on likability. - 70
Village Voice
What's not to love about a movie in which thousands of rodents stand together against a Big Wave generated by TV-watching soccer fans flushing their toilets at halftime?
