A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.
Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon
based on novel or book
whale
cartoon
based on children's book
journey
animal rescue
short film
snail
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Rob Brydon
Whale (voice)
Sally Hawkins
Snail (voice)
Diana Rigg
Narrator (voice)
Cariad Lloyd
Teacher (voice)
Max Lang
Fish (voice)
Crew
Max Lang
Director
Max Lang
Writer
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting
Julia Donaldson
Author
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
LOLA
8.0★ · 12/25/25
Would love to be a snail travelling the world on a whale.
Would love to be a snail travelling the world on a whale.
Rob
7.0★ · 12/25/25
Watched while opening presents this morninggg!! :D
Watched while opening presents this morninggg!! :D
Evan
6.0★ · 12/13/25
The snail and the whale was a lot more deep than I’d thought it be with the snail having a strong feel of insignificance and a feel of overwhelming about how big everything is compared to her. Going way too into depth for a 30min short based of a kids book.
The snail and the whale was a lot more deep than I’d thought it be with the snail having a strong feel of insignificance and a feel of overwhelming about how big everything is compared to her. Going way too into depth for a 30min short based of a kids book.
Colabella03
7.4★ · 10/26/25
It was really lovely actually
It was really lovely actually
maddy
4.0★ · 06/05/24
au mieux c’est joli et assez esthétique , au pire ça donne de terribles fake news et indications aux enfants sur les animaux marins le tout dans une 3d pas folle avec une narration insupportable.
au mieux c’est joli et assez esthétique , au pire ça donne de terribles fake news et indications aux enfants sur les animaux marins le tout dans une 3d pas folle avec une narration insupportable.