Movie · 2006 · Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family · 1h 25m · PG · English
Curator score: 4.1/10 (545.4K ratings)
Someone's going down
Overview
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.
Ratings
Curator score: 4.1/10
IMDb: 6.6/10
Letterboxd: 3.24/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
Metacritic: 74
TMDB: 6.3/10
Director
David Bowers, Sam Fell
Production
DreamWorks Animation, Aardman
Cast
Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Bill Nighy, Andy Serkis, Shane Richie, Kathy Burke, David Suchet, Miriam Margolyes, Rachel Rawlinson, Susan Duerden, Miles Richardson, John Motson, Douglas Weston, Roger Blake, Christopher Fairbank, Paul Shardlow, Conrad Vernon, Jonathan Kydd
Curator Review
Verdict
A lively, very British CGI adventure with strong voice work, fast gags, and inventive sewer-world design. It’s not top-tier animated storytelling, but it has enough energy, charm, and visual wit to make it an easy family watch for the right audience.
Best for
kids and families who like brisk adventure comedies
viewers who enjoy British humor and playful class satire
fans of colorful, high-energy early CGI animation
people looking for an underdog road-trip story with lots of slapstick
Skip if
you want the emotional depth of the best Pixar or Disney films
you dislike frantic pacing and broad cartoon comedy
you’re not interested in British cultural jokes and accents
you prefer animation with more polished character animation or cleaner storytelling
Overview
Flushed Away is a scrappy, good-natured adventure that gets by on momentum, design, and personality. The sewer setting is imaginative, the action is constantly moving, and the film keeps finding new ways to turn a simple chase story into a comic set piece.
Worth noting
Its biggest strength is tone: it’s cheeky, fast, and very aware of its own silliness without becoming cynical. The voice cast helps a lot, and the movie’s class-clash humor gives it a little extra bite beyond standard family fare.
Bottom line
It doesn’t quite reach the emotional or visual finesse of the very best animated features from its era, and some jokes land harder than others. But if you’re in the mood for a lively, distinctly British animated caper, it’s an easy recommendation.
Top Letterboxd reviews
mia lee vicino (3★) · 4228 likes
worst part of movie is rat is hot every time :(
mia lee vicino (3.5★) · 2994 likes
past me: roddy 😍
present me, a college educated intellectual: rita 😍
everyone: hey could you maybe stop crushing on animated rats
James (Schaffrillas) (3.5★) · 2701 likes
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost really let themselves go
Jay (3★) · 2412 likes
what really transcends this from other animated comedies is the joke that england are capable of reaching a world cup final