Flushed Away

Flushed Away (2006) — watch online on iFILM — is an animated comedy from Aardman Animations and DreamWorks, directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno lead the voice cast.

Roddy is a pampered pet rat in a Kensington penthouse. Then a sewer rat named Sid shows up, claims the apartment, and flushes Roddy straight down the toilet. Below London lies Ratropolis — a whole city of rats living in the pipes. Roddy teams up with street-smart boat captain Rita to find a way home, while McKellen's Toad plots to flood the entire underground city and rid it of rodents for good. Reno's henchman Le Frog handles the wet work.

Aardman shot the film in CGI but kept their signature claymation texture — fingerprint smudges and all. The humor skews British and works on two levels: kids get the slapstick, adults catch the rest. Stream Flushed Away (2006) in full on iFILM.