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Movie · Comedy, Drama · 1995 · G

Babe: parents' guide

6+our pick

Best for ages 6 and up. Rated G.

A warm, gentle farm fable that suits most kids from about 6, though it is frank about where meat comes from. An orphaned piglet raised by a sheepdog learns to herd sheep with good manners instead of force. Sad and scary moments include piglets taken from their mothers in the opening, a duck killed for Christmas dinner off screen, a pack of wild dogs fatally mauling an old ewe who is shown with a bloody wound, and the farmer nearly shooting Babe. There's no profanity, romance or drinking. The animal deaths and slaughter talk are why we suggest 6.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

Wild dogs attack the flock and kill an old ewe, who is shown with a bloody wound before she dies. A duck is slaughtered for dinner off screen, two dogs fight, one bites the farmer's hand, and the farmer aims a gun at Babe.

Language

Mild

No real swearing. Mild insults such as stupid, moron, butthead and blockhead, plus shut up; one review counts a single exclamatory profanity.

Sex and nudity

None

None. There's no romance, kissing, innuendo or nudity of any kind anywhere in this barnyard story.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

None

None. Nobody is shown drinking, smoking or using drugs, and alcohol plays no part in the story.

Scary or intense scenes

Moderate

Babe and other piglets are taken from their mothers on a factory farm, the cat coldly tells him pigs are raised to be eaten, and he runs off and is found in a cemetery. The dog attack and the farmer's gun are the tensest moments.

Sensitive topics

  • Animal death

Worth talking about

Babe succeeds by asking the sheep politely instead of bullying them. Where in real life does kindness work better than force, and what do kids think about where their food comes from?

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, movieguide.org, Wikipedia, Dove. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.