The Gruffalo's Child (2011)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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!

• Released: 2011-12-25
• Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
• Runtime: 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 164 votes

Directed by Johannes Weiland, Uwe Heidschötter.

Top cast

• Helena Bonham Carter as Mother Squirrel (voice)
• Shirley Henderson as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
• Robbie Coltrane as The Gruffalo (voice)
• Rob Brydon as The Snake (voice)
• John Hurt as The Owl (voice)
• Tom Wilkinson as The Fox (voice)
• James Corden as The Mouse (voice)
• Phoebe Givron-Taylor as Little Squirrel (voice)
• Sam Lewis as Little Squirrel

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Gruffalo's Child

• 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 Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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