

Watership Down
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.
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.
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7.2/10
741 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $3.7M
- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- gore
- trap
- anthropomorphism
- seagull
- based on children's book
- rabbit
- runt
- river crossing
- adult animation
- journey
- myth
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG31 Oct 1978
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)U19 Oct 1978
- TheatricalU13 Dec 1978
- PhysicalUVHS1 Feb 1988
- PhysicalUDVD25 Jun 2001
- PhysicalUBlu-ray28 Oct 2013
- PremierePGBFI London Film Festival12 Oct 2024
- PhysicalPGUHD25 Nov 2024
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG1 Jan 1979
FranceFR
- Theatrical28 Dec 1978
GermanyDE
- Theatrical614 Nov 1980
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG20 Oct 1978
ItalyIT
- Theatrical4 Apr 1980
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical914 Dec 1978
- Physical9DVD18 Aug 2011
SwedenSE
- Theatrical714 Oct 1978
- Theatrical (limited)7Klassiker1 Mar 2022
Frequently asked questions
Watership Down was released on 14 October 1978.
Audience reviews
2- R8/10
r96sk
9/20/2024
It sure lives up to its reputation! The sole thing I knew about <em>'Watership Down'</em> pre-watch was that it's relatively graphic and had an impact on children at the time of its release. Well, I can certainly see why! Heck, even by today's standards it's still pretty out there in terms of how it portrays the violence. The animation, for its time, is absolutely splendid - super effective! The music is also n…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/22/2024
The instantly recognisable tones of Sir Michael Hordern set the scene as he tells us a tale of yore about the rabbit. How it got it's white fluffy tail, it's strong hind legs and it's speed, sure, but also of it's vulnerabilities. It is the animal that most others just want to eat! Many generations later and a colony is struggling with overcrowding. Mankind is encroaching on it's territory and there simply isn't room…
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