70
Babe could charm the pants off the most unregenerate cynic.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
The characters (both animal and human) are solidly conceived, and the storytelling and visuals are expertly fashioned.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
That rare movie that completely fulfills its admittedly modest aims.
78
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Perhaps one of the cutest children's films ever made.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
The all-time great talking-pig movie, a lovely, intelligent gem of G-rated entertainment that is also rib-tickling funny.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
A movie made with charm and wit, and unlike some family movies it does not condescend, not for a second.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The movie maintains a refreshingly light touch in spinning a fable about individualism and conformity.
88
Babe, a live-action fable about a valiant pig who conquers prejudice like a barnyard Jackie Robinson, is in a league of its own when it comes to enchantment.
75
San Francisco Examiner by Walter Addiego
A film that can be enjoyed by all ages and that insults no one's intelligence.