4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Overview
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
4.6
Overview
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical themes of a penguin's quest for love, personal courage, and the value of friendship. Its narrative champions individual perseverance and commitment within a traditional courtship framework, without explicitly promoting any specific political ideology.
The movie features anthropomorphic animal characters, which means the criteria for human racial or gender diversity in casting are not directly applicable. Its narrative follows a traditional adventure and romance arc, portraying its male protagonist positively without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The Pebble and the Penguin is an animated musical adventure focused on a male penguin's quest to find a mate. The film does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its narrative.
The animated film 'The Pebble and the Penguin' does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transgender identity. The narrative centers on anthropomorphic penguins and their romantic adventures, with no elements pertaining to transsexual experiences.
The animated film "The Pebble and the Penguin" does not depict any scenes where a female character engages in and wins direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are not shown participating in close-quarters fights or defeating male characters through physical means.
The Pebble and the Penguin is an original animated film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.
The Pebble and the Penguin is an original animated film featuring anthropomorphic animals. It does not adapt pre-existing human characters or historical figures, thus there are no characters with a prior established race to be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.2
Critic Ratings
3.1
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