Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family  •  1995  •  92 min  •  All Ages

Babe (1995)

Babe poster

Babe (1995)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.


Starring Cast

James Cromwell  •   Magda Szubanski  •   Christine Cavanaugh


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's central message advocates for challenging traditional hierarchies and promoting empathy and understanding across species, aligning with progressive values of anti-speciesism and inclusivity. Its solution to conflict is rooted in kindness and open-mindedness.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film 'Babe' features a traditional human cast without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative centers on a pig's journey of self-discovery and acceptance, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive manner without any explicit DEI-driven critique.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Babe" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a pig's journey to become a sheepdog, exploring universal themes of acceptance, kindness, and defying expectations, without engaging with queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Babe" (1995) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a pig's journey to become a sheepdog within a rural farm setting, without engaging with human gender identity or related topics.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Babe" is an adaptation of the novel "The Sheep-Pig." All primary characters, including Babe and the other animals, maintain their established genders as depicted in the original source material. There are no instances of a character's gender being altered for the screen adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Babe" primarily features animal characters, for whom the concept of human race does not apply. The human characters' portrayals align with any implicit understanding from the source material, and their race was not explicitly defined in prior canon to allow for a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.3

Critic Ratings

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9.8
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8.3

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