Claymation characters Wallace and Gromit cheers their mugs of tea in between a robot gnome.

Cracking Films, Gromit!: 50 Years of Aardman

Season

Please note : this season finished in Sept 2026

We celebrate 50 years of Bristol’s global animation stars, Aardman, with a summer of their cracking films. You'll be able to enjoy everything from the early, award-winning Wallace & Gromit short films - including one featuring their dastardly arch-nemesis, Feathers McGraw - through to the duo's move into feature films.

Alongside this iconic pair will be films from the wider Aardman family including Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Pirates. Expect be wowed by wild adventures, tickled by comic capers and thoroughly thoroughly entertained.

A Grand Deal Out: Get 15% off when you book three or more tickets for multiple screenings in our Cracking Films, Gromit! season. Discount automatically applies at the checkout.

PS: Cracking Exhibition, Gromit! 50 Years of Aardman in Bristol is on at M Shed until Sun 13 Sept. Get 15% off the exhibition by showing your Watershed tickets from a screening as part of our Cracking Films, Gromit! season at the M Shed Box Office.

Exhibition ticket holders also get 15% off any of the Cracking Films, Gromit! season here at Watershed - just show your ticket at Watershed Box Office.

Previous screenings in this season

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

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Penguin holding a police mugshot board in front of a height chart, named Feathers McGraw, 3 ft tall and weighing 12 lbs.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

Film

Animation's most frightening chicken - ahem penguin - Feathers McGraw returns with a vengeance in the second feature-length Wallace and Gromit film.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

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Animated chickens with expressive faces gathered outdoors in a colourful, lush village setting.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

Film

From our local animation studio comes the sequel to the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time.

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

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Animated sheep holding a glowing slice of pizza, a dog, and a smaller sheep with a teddy bear under a large full moon at night.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

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Shaun’s second movie adventure sees Shaun become guardian to a lost little alien called Lu-La after a UFO crashes near Mossy Bottom Farm.

Early Man

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Animated caveman and boar standing in a forest, both shading their eyes and looking into the distance with stone shelter in background.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

Film

Early Man takes us on an extraordinary journey into an exciting new world, unleashing an unforgettable tribe of unique and funny characters voiced by an all-star British cast.

Shaun The Sheep Movie

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Claymation characters Shaun the Sheep, Bitzer the dog, and Toby the terrier stepping out of the "Animal Containment Unit" building.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

Film

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets more fun than he bargained for!

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

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Wallace drives a blue Anti-Pesto SWAT Team car, with Gromit learning out of the front door holding a net.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was Wallace and Gromit’s first ever feature film, which led to the pair winning an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature.

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

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Animated pirate crew aboard a wooden ship, with a bearded pirate swinging on a rope over ocean waves under a blue sky with clouds.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

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Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave & A Matter of Loaf and Death

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Claymation characters Wallace and Gromit riding a motorcycle with a sidecar on a quiet street with brick buildings.

Please note: This was screened in Sept 2026

Film

A double bill of the third and fourth short outings of Bristol's favourite animated duo Wallace & Gromit.

Arthur Christmas

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Animated scene of two characters, one human and one elf-like, excitedly looking over the edge of a red sleigh at night.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

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When one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus.

Flushed Away

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Two animated rats stand back-to-back, showing nervous expressions against an icy background.

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2026

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A pampered pet "society mouse" Roddy St. James thinks he's got it made... until he's literally flushed away to a bustling underground world of ninja frogs, hench-rats and singing slugs.