Parental Review of Flushed Away

Flushed Away

A Parental Review of "Flushed Away" for Concerned Parents:

aRating: PG
bScary?: Mildly for a moment here and there, but not really
dBad Language?: Some, although it may be above most kids heads if they aren't English
eMeanness or Bullying?: Yes, the bad guy (the toad) is, well, a bad guy
fViolence?: Some slapping, and some slapstick
gAnimal Death?: The toad eats cute, animated flies (one of whom cries for help as he's being eaten)
oWeapons Seen?: Not real weapons, but a staple or nail gun is used to pop a balloon, and the toad attempts to freeze the hero and heroine with liquid nitrogen (and displays a fridge full of other people whom he has frozen)
pWeapons Drawn?: Not real weapons, but a stapler or nail gun
qWeapons Used?: Not real weapons, but a stapler or nail gun
rRecommend?: Yes

Review Type: Animated, Movies, Posted by: Annie

“Flushed Away” is a very well done movie, with a great deal of humour which will appeal to adults while going right over the heads of many children. Still, phrases like, when referring to last night’s curry, “I have a bum like a Japanese flag” may not escape some older children, nor attention drawn to the shape of the heroine’s bottom.

And even if they do, “Flushed Away” has enough crude humour that the kids will get to make adults cringe. For example, when the hero, Roddy, first finds himself floating downstream in the sewer, he clings for dear life onto something that bumps into him, only to look at it and realize that it appears to be a piece of human waste - which is quickly revealed to actually be a candy bar.

There is also a fair amount of name calling (”stupid”, “idiot”, etc.) and quite a bit of attempted violence, which often fails or is comical, but is still (attempted) violence.

For our own family standards, we would probably let a child of 12 or so see it (maybe), but not a child younger than that.

P.S. The slugs are absolutely adorable and are the best part of the movie.