Babe: Pig in the City

Friday, August 1 - Thursday, August 14, 2025

“Scram…this is not a farm!”

“When George Miller is given creative control for the sequel to Chris Noonan’s BABE (1995), he makes the greatest neo-noir about a pig the 20th century has probably ever seen. With a pretty major tonal and stylistic shift from the original, BABE PIG IN THE CITY grapples with nihilism, subjective morality, and an un-navigable urban landscape as Babe the sheep-pig takes on ‘The City’ to try and get the money he needs to save his boss’ farm.

You may be thinking: ‘George Miller… the MAD MAX guy? Why would he make a kids’ movie about a pig?’ But you see the effects, the costuming, the sets, and it makes sense.” – Staff Pick by Lee Emmerich, Projectionist

Screening as part of our Staff Picks 2025 series

• Country Australia, USA
• Year 1998
• Running Time 97 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Universal
• Director George Miller
• Cast E. G. Daily, Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mickey Rooney
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.