Babe

Babe is a small pig who arrives at the Hoggett farm after being won at a fair, where the other animals expect him to end up as the centrepiece of a Christmas dinner. Raised by Fly, a border collie who treats him as one of her own, he grows up believing he might be a sheepdog rather than a pig. Encouraged by the farmer, who senses something unusual in the animal, Babe sets out to learn how to herd sheep, a job the resident sheepdogs regard as theirs alone.

The film was directed by Chris Noonan, who wrote the screenplay with George Miller; Miller also produced alongside Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller. It was the first of two features Noonan has directed, followed years later by Miss Potter. The voice cast includes Christine Cavanaugh as Babe, Miriam Margolyes as Fly, Danny Mann as Ferdinand, Hugo Weaving as Rex and Miriam Flynn as Maa, with James Cromwell playing Farmer Hoggett.

Made for about 30 million dollars, Babe took roughly 254 million worldwide, a strong return. On IMDb it holds 6.9 from around 142,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.3 from over 3,000 votes. A critics' rating of 8.3 from 124 reviews places it noticeably higher than those audience scores.