The Gruffalo (2009)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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?

• Released: 2009-12-25
• Genres: Animation, Family, TV Movie
• Runtime: 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 355 votes

Directed by Max Lang, Jakob Schuh.

Top cast

• Helena Bonham Carter as Mother Squirrel (voice)
• Rob Brydon as Snake (voice)
• Robbie Coltrane as The Gruffalo (voice)
• James Corden as Mouse (voice)
• John Hurt as Owl (voice)
• Tom Wilkinson as Fox (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Gruffalo

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Stan; watch free on ABC iview; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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