|
The Gruffalo (TV 2009) 7.3
A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest and outwits a succession of predators. |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Gruffalo (2009– )
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Winnie the Pooh
(2011)
Animation
|
Adventure
|
Comedy
Directors:
Stephen J. Anderson,
Don Hall
Stars:
John Cleese,
Jim Cummings,
Bud Luckey
Mars Needs Moms
(2011)
Animation
|
Action
|
Adventure
Director:
Simon Wells
Stars:
Seth Green,
Dan Fogler,
Joan Cusack
Animals United
(2010)
Animation
|
Comedy
|
Family
Directors:
Reinhard Klooss,
Holger Tappe
Stars:
Billy Beach,
Jim Broadbent,
James Corden
Bambi II
(2006)
Animation
|
Drama
|
Family
Director:
Brian Pimental
Stars:
Patrick Stewart,
Alexander Gould,
Keith Ferguson
The Animals of Farthing Wood
(1993–1995)
Animation
|
Family
Stars:
Rupert Farley,
Stacy Jefferson,
Ron Moody
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
(TV 2011)
Animation
|
Short
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Karen Disher
Stars:
Ray Romano,
John Leguizamo,
Denis Leary
Despicable Me
(2010)
Animation
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Directors:
Pierre Coffin,
Chris Renaud
Stars:
Steve Carell,
Jason Segel,
Russell Brand
Postman Pat
(TV Series 1981)
Animation
|
Family
Stars:
Ken Barrie,
Carole Boyd,
Kulvinder Ghir
Chicken Run
(2000)
Animation
|
Family
|
Comedy
Directors:
Peter Lord,
Nick Park
Stars:
Phil Daniels,
Lynn Ferguson,
Mel Gibson
Animation
|
Comedy
|
Family
Directors:
Phil Lord,
Chris Miller
Stars:
Bill Hader,
Anna Faris,
James Caan
Brown Bear's Wedding
(TV 1991)
Animation
|
Family
Stars:
Joss Ackland,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Hugh Laurie
Room on the Broom
(TV 2012)
Animation
Directors:
Jan Lachauer,
Max Lang
Stars:
Simon Pegg,
Gillian Anderson,
Rob Brydon
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... |
Mother Squirrel
(voice)
|
|
| James Corden | ... |
Mouse
(voice)
|
|
| Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Fox
(voice)
|
|
| John Hurt | ... |
Owl
(voice)
|
|
| Rob Brydon | ... |
Snake
(voice)
|
|
| Robbie Coltrane | ... |
Gruffalo
(voice)
|
|
 |
Sam Lewis | ... |
First Little Squirrel
(voice)
|
|
|
Phoebe Givron-Taylor | ... |
Second Little Squirrel
(voice)
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Threatened in turn by a fox,an owl and a snake,a little mouse scares them all off by claiming he is waiting for his monstrous friend the Gruffalo. He believes the Gruffalo does not exist but it does and it too wants to eat him. However,the mouse survives by tricking the Gruffalo into believing who is the most scary creature in the wood. Written by don @ minifie-1
Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 December 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
De gruffalo See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
StereoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
Edit
This came on BBC1 on Christmas Day, and like Wallace and Gromit before it, I recorded it so it could be watched later. I've finally got around to watching it, and I was pleasantly surprised.
With a solid voice cast voicing the animals, the rhyming dialogue is sweet and never annoying.
The story of the mouse, as told by a mother squirrel to her two babies is episodic but suitably so. The jokes were funny and it was even somewhat dark in places where it needed to be.
The animation is probably not as polished as Lost and Found(2008) but has it's own caricatured, simplistic charm and is aesthetically faithful to the book(haven't read it, but have seen the cover).
Overall, an entertaining and amusing short about deception and survival done in a colourful and light way. I enjoyed it along with The First Snow of Winter, also based on a picture book, that has a similar tone, also featuring a 'big, bad' wolf. Good for young kids and the young at heart.