Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- witty
- eccentric
- family movie night
- rainy day viewing
What critics said
Critics generally admired the film's enchanting imagery, originality, humor, and emotional ambition, while noting that its darker subject matter and unusual tone could unsettle children.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Babe's journey through the city unfolds in elaborate hotel interiors, theatrical streetscapes, and unusually composed animal-centered tableaux.
Babe and Esme leave the farm for a city hotel where their animal companions and routines collide with urban authorities.
Babe chooses to help cats, dogs, chimpanzees, and other hotel animals after officials move to capture them.
The film combines comic talking animals and warmth with injury, financial pressure, animal capture, and the threat of displacement.
Films like Babe: Pig in the City, and why
Babe
whimsical talking-animal comedy with heartfelt family themes and elaborate visual world-building
Paddington 2
family-friendly anthropomorphic animal adventure balancing playful humor with darker social peril
Cats & Dogs
eccentric urban animal fantasy combining comic chaos, warmth, and stylized production design
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
live-action family adventure featuring talking animals, emotional stakes, and broad comic set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- George Miller
- Release Date
- 1998-11-25
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1368)
Cast
- E. G. Daily
- Magda Szubanski
- James Cromwell
- Mickey Rooney
- Mary Stein
- Danny Mann
- Glenne Headly
- Steven Wright
- James Cosmo
- Nathan Kress
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Babe: Pig in the City about?
- A well-meaning pig carries his farm-born compassion into a chaotic city, where saving a group of displaced animals becomes his greatest challenge.
- What is Babe: Pig in the City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Babe: Pig in the City as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Babe: Pig in the City violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Babe: Pig in the City as mild.
- What did critics think of Babe: Pig in the City?
- Critics generally admired the film's enchanting imagery, originality, humor, and emotional ambition, while noting that its darker subject matter and unusual tone could unsettle children.
- Which films are like Babe: Pig in the City?
- Films with a similar feel include Babe, Paddington 2, Cats & Dogs, and The Adventures of Milo and Otis.
- How long is Babe: Pig in the City?
- Babe: Pig in the City runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Babe: Pig in the City?
- In United States, Babe: Pig in the City is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
