Flushed Away

The rat race in the world of actual rats is depicted in the movie "Flushed Away," a joint production of Aardman Animations and Dreamworks Animation. Flushed Away also known as Ratropolis, is a computer animation film that deals with the life of Roddy St. James, an upper-class pet rat, who gets flushed out from a toilet bowl and into the London drains filled with tough underground rats. In this dangerous environment, Roddy meets Rita Malone, a street-smart rat who helps him escape from the villainous Toad, a sadist at least as far as rodents are concerned. Under his instructions, Spike, Whitey and Le Frog, actually ice the heroic couple.

Produced in the United Kingdom, this animated film belongs to the comedy genre. This animated film was directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell and features voices of stars like Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Jean Reno, Bill Nighy and Shane Richie. The music was provided by Harry Gregson Williams. Dick Clement, Christopher Lloyd, William Davies and Joe Keenan wrote the screenplay. Available in the DVD format, this movie was released on November 3, 2006. The actual running time of this film is only 1 hour and 24 minutes. There is a great demand for "Flushed Away" DVD in the European market. There are also "Flushed Away" games available based on this animated film.