Shaun The Sheep Halloween Fun

Get ready for a monstrously fun family adventure with Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, coming to Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater in Greenhithe. The film promises a charming and deceptively funny monster movie pastiche.

Dir: Steve Cox, Matthew Walker

Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Nina Sosanya, Kate Harbour, Rich Webber, Emma Tate, Simon Greenall, Andy Nyman

81 mins · 2026 · United Kingdom, France · Cert U · No Language

Rotten Tomatoes 99% · TMDB 7.4/10 · Trakt 76%

Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom

31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026

Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

The new Shaun the Sheep film has already grossed $14 million worldwide and received acclaim from critics, with a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

What is the film about? The film follows Shaun as he tries to save Halloween for the residents of Mossy Bottom farm after the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch, leading to a series of events that spiral out of control, including the appearance of a wild beast in the woods.

Who made it and who's in it? The film was directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, and features the voices of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour, among others, in a story written by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow.

How was it received? The film has received high scores from various review platforms, including Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, TMDB, and Trakt, with many praising its charming and handmade aesthetic, as well as its ability to craft a funny and family-friendly monster movie pastiche, and tickets or details are with the button beside the article for the screening at Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater in Greenhithe on Friday, 30 October 2026.

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What viewers say

adorata_d_mbu_e6286f · 10/10

personally i enjoyed it, it’a a fun/cute/no-brainer movie

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ambrudenell1 · 6/10

Superior Children's Entertainment But Average Aardman Not sure what has gone wrong with the release schedule for this film. It's clearly aimed squarely at the Halloween half-term holiday market (and was originally scheduled for late Oct release) only to then come out in mid September. I ended up seeing it my local cinema a week before it was actually due out. A bit of a mess really. I like the Shaun the Sheep franchise, though I think it does…

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GodJester · 8/10

As always Shaun the Sheep does not disappoint. Quality animated stop-motion that is fast paced family friendly entertainment. This entry in the series drops the characters into a Halloween special feature film. With a plot that is reminiscent of Frankenstein and features a charming budding romance without a single clearly spoken word of dialogue. I could absolutely see this working its way into families Halloween season annual watchlist. Would…

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CinemaSerf · 6/10

When the sozzled farmer turns the pumpkin patch into something resembling the Somme, and with Halloween barely days away, "Shaun" comes up with a cunning wheeze. Using his recently discovered science book, he is going to make a formula that will restore them to their bright orange rotundity. Snag? Well he shoves his magical serum into a hair-growing tube and the blind farmer tries it in the hope that it will restore his locks and thereby improve…

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ianrathbone

#filmreviewhaiku Painstaking, each frame Built by hand, still so funny Fun from start to end

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