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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
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The Gruffalo's Child
Adventure · Animation · Family · 2011
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!
Movie details
The Gruffalo's Child
2011 Adventure · Animation · Family 26m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
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!
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Gruffalo's Child?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Uwe Heidschötter · Johannes Weiland
Written by
Johanna Stuttmann · Julia Donaldson
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)
Court is in session
Put The Gruffalo's Child on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.