Babe (1995)
98 %
Reviews Counted: 54 Fresh: 53 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis: A little pig with big dreams teaches himself to be a sheepdog in this marvelous fantasy based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel "The Sheep-Pig." When an old farmer wins a piglet at a carnival by guessing its weight, be brings the oinker, named Babe, home. At first, the little animal feels... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski
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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.
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05/13/08
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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.
05/13/08
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The characters (both animal and human) are solidly conceived, and the storytelling and visuals are expertly fashioned.
05/13/08
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Babe provides a stunning revisionist take on barnyard politics, and may change the whole way we view pigs politically.
05/13/08
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.
05/13/08
A dazzling family entertainment with enormous charm that utilizes breathtaking technical innovation.
05/13/08
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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.
01/24/07
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.
12/10/06
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