Babe
A little pig goes a long way.
1995 • 92 min • Fantasy · Drama · Comedy · Family
Synopsis
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
Our family guide
Best from age 4- 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 63 Audience · 3173 · 47%
A brave little pig named Babe finds his calling as a sheepdog on a bustling farm. Supported by his kind adoptive mother, Fly, and a gentle farmer, he learns that with determination and a good heart, anything is possible, even for a pig.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Brief moments of peril for animals
- Some farm animals face their ultimate fate
What it models well
- Kindness and empathy
- Believing in yourself
- Chasing your dreams
- Unconditional love
Talk about it after
- Different ways to resolve conflict
- The value of being true to yourself
- How friendships can come in many forms
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Top billed cast
Director: Chris Noonan • Crew: George Miller, Chris Noonan
Trailers & clips
James Cromwell Shares Insights On BABE
"Babe" winning the Oscar® for Visual Effects
Miss Piggy, Whoopi Goldberg, and Babe at the Oscars
Behind The Scenes - Making Animals Talk
Babe's New Beginning
Ferdinand's Secret Mission
Christmas Means Carnage
Babe, the New Sheepdog
Reviewer notes
RecommendedWho doesn’t like a bit of Camille Saint-Saëns and his rousing third symphony to get a movie going? It’s the ideal start to this entertaining story that reminded me a little of the “Charlotte’s Web” tale of farmyard antics. It’s the runt of the litter who is destined for the farmer’s table - via a raffle - but “Hoggett” (James Cromwell) senses that “Pig” might be more useful out of the oven than in it! That might b...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**Absolutely wonderful, and suitable for the whole family.** Usually, people look at this movie as just another movie for kids. This is not my opinion. It is true that it is a fantasy film, with animals that talk and have human postures and behavior. However, it was built and developed in a way that turns out to be very pleasing to adults as well. Perfect to be seen with the whole family, it is a regular presen...
Not recommendedTruly disgusting type of entertainment that inspires vegetarianism! It also has a scene too much to be in a children’s film that reflects on domestic violence (between two dogs). The producers who made this sort of junk were obviously nuts in the head to put such a scene like this into such family oriented film. Please do not watch after seeing this review. You do not especially want to get inspired by such propag...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.3/10 (3,173)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $254,100,000
- Franchise
- Babe Collection
- IMDb
- tt0112431
