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  • Babe
  • Opened August 4, 1995 | Runtime:1 hr. 34 min.
  • G
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 6+. Read More
  • Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell) wins a piglet named Babe (Christine Cavanaugh) at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner when Farmer Hoggett decides to show him at the next fair, Babe bonds with motherly border Read More
  • Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving
  • Director: Chris Noonan
  • Genres: Children's Fantasy, Animal Picture, Fantasy, Children's/Family

Babe Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Did I like Babe?

    It was very good. This had great Visual Effects.

Babe Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    The all-time great talking-pig movie, a lovely, intelligent gem of G-rated...

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A witty, stylish, beautifully made charmer of a family picture.

  • 90
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    A hilarious fantasy, about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    That rare movie that completely fulfills its admittedly modest aims.

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