Bunyan and Babe
2017 1h 24m movie Film India

Bunyan and Babe

“You don't have to BE BIG to do BIG THINGS.”

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.

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.

  1. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  7. Mirzapur
    #7

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

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).

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

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
Reviews
44th
Review-volume percentile
76th
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • summer vacation · 5
  • portal · 4
  • myth · 4
  • grandparents · 3
  • lumberjack · 1
  • ox · 1
  • greedy developer · 1
  • land developer · 1
  • tall tale · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • legend · 10
  • giant · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • magic · 84
  • sibling relationship · 38
  • surrealism · 34

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryIndia
All Production CountriesIndia, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesToonz Entertainment, Exodus Film Group
Runtime1h 24m
Release DateJanuary 12, 2017
IMDbtt0331314