Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Name: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 2005-09-15
Cast: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith

2005 | 85 min | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), it collected a shelf of major awards, it made about 6 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved Chicken Run, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood: Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
The pace: Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
What might put you off: Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

How it earned its rating

CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
AwardsVery strong
Won 1 BAFTA: 59th British Academy Film Awards: Best British Film. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: 11th Critics' Choice Awards: Best Animated Feature. Won 1 PGA Award: 17th Producers Guild of America Awards: Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. Plus 25 other awards.
Box office & staying powerStrong
$193 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 274K people sought it out in the past year