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Babar: The Movie

1989 · 70 min

A gentle, storybook adventure that feels like being read a bedtime tale, with mild peril and warm humour.

Directed by
Alan Bunce
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Family
Tagline
A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!
Overview
Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big screen in this animated family tale. Elephant monarch King Babar tells the tale, that unfolds via flashback, of how a much-younger Barbar and his girlfriend Celeste save her village from the pugnacious rhinoceroses that have come to raid it.
How it feels
Warm, whimsical, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, friendship, survival, justice
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Alan Bunce
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism1
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, animation, family
Directed by
Alan Bunce
Written by
J.D. Smith, John de Klein, Peter Sauder, Raymond Jafelice
Starring
Gordon Pinsent, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka, Marsha Moreau, Bobby Becken, Amos Crawley, Gavin Magrath, Sarah Polley
Music
Milan Kymlička
Runtime
70 min
Country
Canada, France, United States of America, South Korea
Languages
English

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