Flushed Away(2006)

PG
Rated PG for crude humor and some language
1h 25m

Release Date: Nov 3, 2006

72%
65%
B+
6.6

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

Release Details

Original Release | Nov 3, 2006 | Wide

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Box Office Results

2026-09-25T11:52:06.666Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$18,814,323
Total US & Canada:
$64,665,672
Total International
$113,615,882
Total Worldwide:
$178,317,814

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Director & Top Cast

David Bowers
Director

Sam Fell
Director

Hugh Jackman
Roddy

Kate Winslet
Rita

Ian McKellen
The Toad

Jean Reno
Le Frog

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: SDDS,Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

Roddy St. James is a decidedly upper crust pet rat who makes his home in a posh Kensington flat. When a common sewer rat named Sid comes spewing out of the sink and decides to stay, especially as England are playing Germany in the FIFA World Cup final, Roddy schemes to get rid of Sid by luring him into the "jacuzzi", which is actually the toilet bowl. Sid may be an ignorant slob, but being a sewer rat, he knows his plumbing. He plays along and instead pushes Roddy in and flushes him away into the sewer.There, Roddy meets Rita Malone, an enterprising scavenger rat who works the drains in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Rita does not like Roddy initially, but ends up taking him along as The Toad sends his henchmen, Spike and Whitey, after her because she had stolen back her father's prized ruby a long time ago. The Toad despises all rodents to the point of hateful obsession, blaming rats for his fall from grace (he was once Prince Charles' pet). He decides to have them frozen with liquid nitrogen. However, The Toad's plan fails. Worse, during their escape, Rita takes a unique electrical cable. The cable is required to control the Floodgates. The Toad's evil plan is to open the gates during halftime of the World Cup, drowning the rats and their underground city in sewage. He can then use the depopulated city as a home for millions of his own tadpole offspring.Roddy finds that the ruby is a fake and breaks it in front of Rita, enraging her, for she can now not get the money she needs for her large family. Roddy offers her a real ruby if she takes him back to Kensington. Accepting the offer, the pair first stop to visit her family before setting off. During Roddy's stay, he overhears a conversation that causes him to think that Rita had double-crossed him, so he steals the Jammy Dodger. When Rita catches up to him, he is able to clear up the misunderstanding.The pair evade Spike and Whitey pursuing in a remote-controlled toy boat, with Thimblenose Ted and others on eggbeater jet skis. During this scene, Roddy and Rita share a quick love moment. Incensed at his minions repeated failures, The Toad sends to France for his cousin; an infamous, if somewhat laid back, mercenary known as Le Frog. Le Frog and his subordinates intercept the duo and retrieve the cable, but Roddy and Rita use a plastic bag to lift themselves out of the sewer (snatching away the cable during the ascent) and get Roddy home, though the Jammy Dodger has to be sacrificed.Back home, Roddy pays Rita the promised ruby and an emerald, then proceeds to show her around his house. She at first believes he has family in the home, but noticing his cage, she realizes he's a pet. Roddy tries to pass Sid off as his brother, but Sid and Rita know each other. Rita tries to persuade Roddy to come with her, but he is too proud to admit that he is lonely. By now, they have fallen in love but have not told each other their feelings. She departs, both of them broken-hearted, but is soon captured by The Toad.Talking to Sid about half-time, Roddy pieces together The Toad's plan. He gives Sid his cushy position and has Sid flush him back to the sewers to find Rita and save the city. Together, they defeat The Toad and freeze the wave of sewage generated by the flushing of countless toilets during the FIFA World Cup half-time with liquid nitrogen before it drowns the entire rat population.Rita and Roddy build the Jammy Dodger Mark Two and set off in her with Rita's entire brood. A newspaper article reveals England had lost on penalties. Rita and Roddy become boyfriend and girlfriend. Later while the credits start, Roddy's former owner comes back with a new pet (a cat), which frightens Sid.

Storyline

Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a beloved pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the "whirlpool." Sid may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, so it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Roddy immediately wants out, or rather, up; Rita wants to be paid for her trouble; and, speaking of trouble, the villainous Toad - who royally despises all rodents equally, making no distinction between mice and rats--wants them iced... literally. The Toad dispatches his two hapless hench-rats, Spike and Whitey, to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin - that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog. — DreamWorks SKG Roddy, an upper class rat has his life turned upside down when a slobby rat comes through the sink, and in his efforts to get rid of him, he ends up getting flushed away to the sewers of London and recruits the help of a rat named Rita, and while trying to get back home, he is trying to avoid an evil toad who is out for the destruction of all rats. Roddy, the pampered pet mouse, has it all in his posh Kensington Gardens apartment. He even has the run of the house when his owners leave on vacation. However, things will take a turn for the unexpected, when the obnoxious sewer rat, Sid, arrives through the pipes and gets a taste of luxury that is so sweet, he swears never to return to Ratropolis. Unfortunately, as Roddy tries to get rid of his uncouth and unsophisticated guest, before he knows it, he gets flushed away into London's cold and dank sewage system, and the hidden kingdom of rats. But, there, love awaits in the person of Rita, a young and feisty rat girl. Nevertheless, more than anything in the world, Roddy wants to get back home. Can he manage to escape from the evil crime boss Toad's realm? — Nick Riganas After a male rat is flushed down the toilet, he discovers a hidden city located in the sewers. He teams up with new friends to stop a mob boss family from taking over the sewer city and taking control of everyone and everything that they know in life. — RECB3 1 more See all

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