Babe: Pig in the City

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Babe: Pig in the City

G

Released Nov 25, 1998

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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When Babe accidentally puts farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) in traction, the debtors come looking for their payments. In order to pay their debt, Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski) sends Babe off across the ocean to the city to demonstrate his talents as a sheep herder. Along with his friends, Babe meets a lot of new friends and gets into new adventures.

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Critics Consensus

Not quite as good as the original and has some dark subject material that might not be appropriate for children.

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Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

Carries its predecessor's torch into darker, quixotic territories, bursting at the seams with folkloric witticism and hellzapoppin' imagery.

Rated: 4/4

Nov 12, 2012

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Darker than the original, not for very young kids.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 16, 2010

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

It's George Miller's masterpiece, maybe even the best commercial film of 1998.

Jan 29, 2010

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

“Babe: Pig in the City” is a wonderful family motion picture that touches various topics, but doesn’t live up to the power and overwhelming brilliance of the original.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 26, 2022

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

It's a bracing shot of inspiration: the darker it gets, the more important kindness becomes. It could've been made yesterday.

Nov 5, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

It's so beautifully designed and everything looks like it's from a storybook.

Jul 2, 2019

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Audience Member

The sequel lacks the charm of the first movie and is actually quite dark. I would skip this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Pillow R

Far too dark for the children

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Ethan G

As far as unnecessary sequels go, "Babe: Pig in the City" is decent enough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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A. Darryl M

I've never understood the hatred people have for this film. It's dark, to be sure, and surreal in a way that most adults probably don't have the time for, but it's also a clever sequel that places the unambiguously kind and steady-hearted title character in a setting in which shades of grey dominate the morals of everyone around. This is easily one of my five favorite movies of all time (something I share with, oddly enough, Tom Waits). At its heart, it's a simple story about doing the right thing, and navigating the darkness and ambiguity of the adult world by holding on to the kindness and steadfastness of youth. I feel like we really should be talking about Dr. George Miller when we talk about greatest film directors of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Alec B

I still can't believe that a G rated kids film has; a dog hanging by it's neck from a bridge then nearly drowns, use of the word 'pussy' as an insult, a fire started in a children's hospital, a clown that entertains sick kids die, a puppy telling how its previous owners put him in a bag and threw him in a river, a strip search, a handicapped dog getting dragged behind a truck, then twitching on the ground after he crashes, and an adorable baby monkey that nearly plunges to his death. But all that makes it just so awesome. The best children's movies are the ones that traumatize, because you just remember them so well later in life. As for looking at the film on a purely artistic basis, I thinks its just as charming as the original.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Harrison D

This Movie really Sucks. I Fucking hate It! Fuck Babe: Pig in the City!!! the movie is shitty & garbage!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/23

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Mrs. Hoggett

James Cromwell

Farmer Hoggett

Mary Stein

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Synopsis

When Babe accidentally puts farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) in traction, the debtors come looking for their payments. In order to pay their debt, Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski) sends Babe off across the ocean to the city to demonstrate his talents as a sheep herder. Along with his friends, Babe meets a lot of new friends and gets into new adventures.

Director: George Miller
Producer: Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Screenwriter: George Miller, Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 25, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.3M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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