Porco Rosso

Can a pig really fly?

1992 • 93 min • Animation · Adventure · Fantasy

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Synopsis

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

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Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

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In 1930s Italy, a pig-headed flying ace protects cruise ships from air pirates in the Adriatic. Porco Rosso, a former WWI pilot, must face an American rival and enlists a young mechanic and a friend for help.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some thrilling aerial dogfights and crashes
Mild peril from air pirates
Characters drink alcohol and smoke

What it models well

Courage and heroism
Loyalty and friendship
Ingenuity and skill
Standing up for what's right

Talk about it after

Why do you think Porco Rosso was turned into a pig?
What makes Fio such a good mechanic?
How does the film show the impact of war?

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Top billed cast

Director: Hayao Miyazaki • Crew: Hayao Miyazaki

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Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
On the face of it, this is just another sublimely drawn Ghibli effort about a cursed creature - this time a pig - that flies a seaplane around the islands of 1930s Italy chasing air-pirates. Once you get in to it, though, it develops into a really cleverly woven story that offers us layers of characterisation from even this simplest of it's characters.…
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