Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Age rating
- U
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!
- mouse
- search
- based on children's book
- imaginary creature
- short film
The bill
Helena Bonham Carter
Mother Squirrel (voice)
Shirley Henderson
The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
The Gruffalo (voice)
Rob Brydon
The Snake (voice)
- John Hurt — The Owl (voice)
- Tom Wilkinson — The Fox (voice)
- James Corden — The Mouse (voice)
- Phoebe Givron-Taylor — Little Squirrel (voice)
- Sam Lewis — Little Squirrel
- Directed
- Johannes Weiland, Uwe Heidschötter
- Written
- Julia Donaldson, Johanna Stuttmann
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 160 ratings
- Studio
- Magic Light Pictures, Orange Eyes, Studio Soi
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
2009The Gruffalo
Where it starts.
The Gruffalo's Child
2011 · You’re here
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