Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
- based on children's book
- cartoon mouse
- short film
- cartoon fox
- cartoon snake
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Helena Bonham Carter
Mother Squirrel (voice)
Rob Brydon
Snake (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
The Gruffalo (voice)
James Corden
Mouse (voice)
- John Hurt — Owl (voice)
- Tom Wilkinson — Fox (voice)
- Directed
- Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
- Written
- Julia Donaldson, Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 349 ratings
- Studio
- Magic Light Pictures, Orange Eyes, Studio Soi
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
2009 · You’re hereThe Gruffalo
Where it starts.
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
