Flushed Away
Movie, 2006, Originals, Set in London
Flushed Away is #13 of 51 in release order and #9 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
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.
Flushed Away recap
Roddy St. James is a pampered pet rat living alone in a Kensington flat while his owners are away. A sewer rat, Sid, bursts up through the sink and flushes Roddy down the toilet into a city of rats under London. Roddy needs a boat home and finds Rita, a scavenger with her own boat who has crossed the Toad, the sewer's gang boss. The Toad, who hates rats for replacing him as a pet in the human world, sends his henchmen Spike and Whitey and his French cousin Le Frog after them. Roddy and Rita escape together, and he discovers the Toad's scheme: freeze the sewer pipes with liquid nitrogen during the World Cup final, so the half-time flush drowns the rat city and the Toad can fill it with his own spawn.
Flushed Away ending explained
Rita drops Roddy home, but he realises he is lonely and goes back down. Roddy and Rita take the Toad's frozen gate apart in time to release the water, the Toad is frozen himself, and the city is saved. Roddy chooses to live with Rita, and the two set off on her boat, the Jammy Dodger, in search of adventure.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, the slugs dance over a card saying no slugs were a-salted during the making of the film. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Flushed Away
Flushed Away is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 72%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Over the Hedge, before Shrek the Third.
- Chronological order: after Over the Hedge, before Bee Movie.
What to watch before Flushed Away
In release order, 8 DreamWorks Animation essentials come before Flushed Away (2006), from Antz (1998) to Over the Hedge (2006).
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Roddy (voice)
- Kate Winslet as Rita (voice)
- Ian McKellen as The Toad (voice)
- Jean Reno as Le Frog (voice)
- Bill Nighy as Whitey (voice)
- Andy Serkis as Spike (voice)
- Shane Richie as Sid (voice)
- Kathy Burke as Rita's Mum (voice)
- David Suchet as Rita's Dad (voice)
- Miriam Margolyes as Rita's Grandma (voice)
- Rachel Rawlinson as Tabitha (voice)
- Susan Duerden as Mother (voice)
Directed by David Bowers, Sam Fell.