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Summary
Travis and his sister, Whitney, visit their grandparents for the summer and fall through a magical portal which transports him to the world of American hero Paul Bunyan and his big, blue, talking ox, Babe.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Party vibe
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 51
Letterboxd · 216 ratings2.9/5
IMDb4.8
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 adventure movies, −19 min on the typical 103
typical 10384Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2017
January 12, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- India
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 5 more15 people
- John GoodmanPaul Bunyan (voice)
- Jeff FoxworthyBabe the Blue Ox (voice)
- Kelsey GrammerThe Amazing Blackstone / Norm Blandsford (voice)
- LWLola Wayne VillaWhitney (voice)
- Mark HamillGrandpa (voice)
- JGJeremy GuskinGustav (voice)
- Dawnn LewisMaybelle (voice)
- Tony BancroftGas Station Attendant (voice)
- KCKay ColeGrandma / Mom / Tourist Mom (voice)
- JDJohn D. EraklisNewscaster / Tourist Dad (voice)
- Dorien DaviesIris (voice)
- Johnny OrlandoTravis (voice)
- PCPeter ChewSherriff (voice)
- SSSandy StoneBarber (voice)
- TLTom LowellCounty Fair MC (voice)
Directing · 1
- Louis Ross Director
Writing · 2
- Michael A. Nickles Story, Screenplay
- Julian Wall Screenplay
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