Synopsis
“You don't have to BE BIG to do BIG THINGS.”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bunyan and Babe. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedWeathering with You
★ 8.0 · Japan
2 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedCardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
★ 7.7 · Japan
2 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
★ 7.7 · Japan
Adventure + Animation in India
18 India titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bunyan and Babe itself).
The 2016–2018 India Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 India release window, Bunyan and Babe sits at #235 of 323. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Bunyan and Babe. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.
The 1328th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 44% of India films in our index.
Popularity (76th percentile) outruns review volume (44th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Bunyan and Babe, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- summer vacation · 5
- portal · 4
- myth · 4
- grandparents · 3
- lumberjack · 1
- ox · 1
- greedy developer · 1
- land developer · 1
- tall tale · 1
- legend · 10
- giant · 9
- magic · 84
- sibling relationship · 38
- surrealism · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,335 of 1,983 India films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Adventure productions specifically: #77 of 113 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Toonz Entertainment, Exodus Film Group |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | January 12, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt0331314 |













