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.
Watership Down has generally received very positive reviews.
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Watership Down was released in 1978 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 622 reviews, giving Watership Down (1978) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 75%, Watership Down is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1978, which stands at 57%.
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