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Babe (1995)

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Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 55
Fresh: 54 | Rotten: 1

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100

Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 0

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Average Rating: 3/5
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A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog -- or, rather, sheep pig -- in this charming Australian family film, which became an unexpected international success due to superior special effects and an intelligent script. The title refers to the name bestowed on a piglet soon after his separation from his family, when he finds himself on a strange farm. Confused and sad, Babe is adopted by a friendly dog and slowly adjusts to his new home. Discovering that the fate of most pigs is the

Sep 23, 2003

Universal Pictures

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All Critics (56) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (1) | DVD (7)

It has a surprising charm.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Newsweek | Comment
Newsweek
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Australian director Chris Noonan and producer George Miller show what real talent and imagination can do, even without big-name humans as costars.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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The characters (both animal and human) are solidly conceived, and the storytelling and visuals are expertly fashioned.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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A dazzling family entertainment with enormous charm that utilizes breathtaking technical innovation.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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A lovely, intelligent gem of G-rated entertainment that is also rib-tickling funny.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
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If only people would be more like these animals, the world, though hardly saner, would certainly be a lot more fun.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
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Heartwarming farm story touching and a bit scary.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Every movie for children should be made with this much care, expressing this much unparalleled richness and beauty

August 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment
Antagony & Ecstasy

This reviewer for one, hasn't been able to face a pork chop in the months since, and is still laughing at the vibrant joyousness of this delicious comic fable.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

It's enough to turn you vegetarian.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

Babe provides a stunning revisionist take on barnyard politics, and may change the whole way we view pigs politically.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

This Australian-made movie has a darker edge than most American kiddie films, but a perfectly contrived happy ending should soothe juvenile sensibilities. Adults, meanwhile, may find themselves enthralled.

May 13, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Its seemingly effortless synthesis of humor and pathos [is] almost as wonderful as is its ability to capture the sense of awe and fear that attends youth's initial exposure to the big wide world.

January 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Lessons of Darkness

This enchanting, cleverly made fable, brings freshness and charm to the premise of talking animals. A sleeper, the picture was nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, winning one for Visual Effects.

December 10, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

This flick brings home the bacon

March 29, 2006 Comment (1)

Charming, eccentric and very amusing.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

One of the five greatest family films ever made. Possibly the best. Pure magic.

November 10, 2005 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Babe

With a large targeted to the infantile audience, Babe obtain a nice effect to an older public with an intelligent screenplay, a good direction, just like the special effects and a simple language about dreams and friendship. Babe is a different tale that impress all for his humor and criative script. Fresh.

October 28, 2011
Lucas Martins

Super Reviewer

I loved Dick King Smith books, must've read a dozen of them as a kid. This movie was awesome when I was a kid--the farm animals were charmingly brought to life, and extra points for the loveable mice singing a beachy "If I Had Words"! It didn't quite stay true to the understated elegance of the book, but is still a

December 5, 2011
Letitia Lew

Super Reviewer

    1. Babe: Bah ram you!
    – Submitted by Marc L (5 months ago)
    1. Arthur Hoggett: That'll do, pig. That'll do.
    – Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • Babe, le cochon devenu berger (FR)
  • Babe, el cerdito valiente (ES)
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