Babe: Pig in the City

G

Released Nov 25, 1998

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

List

65%

66 Reviews

Tomatometer

41%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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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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Michael R

Brilliant, funny, charming, visually stunning and the characterizations and voices spot on. Leaves one smiling.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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Audience Member

Crazier and more goofy but still charming family entertainment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/22

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Liam H

Smoking hot babe would eat bacon 👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/22

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robert p

I loved Babe it was funny and unique however, I did not like this movie because it was written poorly and acted poorly!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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George Miller

Director

Magda Szubanski

Mrs. Hoggett

James Cromwell

Farmer Hoggett

Mary Stein

The Landlady

Mickey Rooney

Fugly Floom

Julie Godfrey

Suspicious Neighbour

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Rob Humanick

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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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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: Barbara Gibbs
Screenwriter: George Miller, Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions
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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