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Watership Down

Watership Down

Oct 14, 1978
92 min
AdventureAnimationDrama
7.2/ 10
663 votes

Overview

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
663 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
42,266 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
64/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,000,000Production cost
Box Office$3,713,768Worldwide gross
Profit$2,713,768Profitable
ROI
+271.4%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 4 nominations total

Details

Production information

"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$3,713,768

Production Companies

Nepenthe ProductionsWatership Productions

Cast & Crew

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Latest News

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30 Minutes On: “Watership Down” - Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

30 Minutes On: “Watership Down”  Roger Ebert

Watership Down (1978) – Film Review - on-magazine.co.uk

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Watership Down (1978) – Film Review  on-magazine.co.uk

Watership Down (1978) Out now on 4K BFI Blu-Ray - Review - The Geek Show

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Watership Down (1978) Out now on 4K BFI Blu-Ray - Review  The Geek Show

Watership Down - film-authority.com

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Watership Down  film-authority.com

Watership Down (1978) review — high-art animation and a legendary cast - The Times

The Times

Watership Down (1978) review — high-art animation and a legendary cast  The Times

Watership Down review – charming rabbit animation still has power to terrify - The Guardian

The Guardian

Watership Down review – charming rabbit animation still has power to terrify  The Guardian

Watership Down given new PG rating with language and violence warnings - BBC

BBC

Watership Down given new PG rating with language and violence warnings  BBC

‘Watership Down’ Review: A Haunting, Beautiful Tale of Survival Upon Certain Doom - Cinema from the Spectrum

Cinema from the Spectrum

‘Watership Down’ Review: A Haunting, Beautiful Tale of Survival Upon Certain Doom  Cinema from the Spectrum

Book To Screen: Watership Down by Richard Adams - The Nerd Daily

The Nerd Daily

Book To Screen: Watership Down by Richard Adams  The Nerd Daily

Review: A Watered-Down ‘Watership Down’ on Netflix (Published 2018) - The New York Times

The New York Times

Review: A Watered-Down ‘Watership Down’ on Netflix (Published 2018)  The New York Times

Watership Down - Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

Watership Down  Rotten Tomatoes

Watership Down (1978) ⭐ 7.5 | Animation, Adventure, Drama - IMDb

IMDb

Watership Down (1978) ⭐ 7.5 | Animation, Adventure, Drama  IMDb

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