Parents' Guide to Piglet's Big Movie

Movie G 2003 70 minutes
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Common Sense Media Review

By Nell Minow , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 4+

Not very interesting, imaginative, or exciting.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 4+?

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Parent and Kid Reviews

age 5+

Based on 10 parent reviews

age 4+

Based on 7 kid reviews

What's the Story?

Little Piglet, the smallest of the creatures who live together in the Hundred Acre Wood, wishes that he could help his friends Pooh, Rabbit, and Tigger. But there is no place for him in their big plan to capture some honey by redirecting the bees to a new hive, so he wanders off by himself. When his friends realize that Piglet is missing, they understand for the first time how important he is to them. They search for him, using his book of memories to help them think of places he might be. The pictures in Piglet's book remind them of happy times together and all that Piglet did to help them along the way.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say ( 10 ):
Kids say ( 7 ):

PIGLET'S BIG ADVENTURE is not very interesting, imaginative, engaging, or exciting, but at least it avoids being too sugary. And it is truer to the stories and spirit of the original books by A.A. Milne than some of Disney's Pooh videos. It is suitable for children as young as 4, which is a relief in an era where even PG movies contain material that might be unsuitable for middle schoolers.

Kids will laugh at the slapstick. And there are a couple of brief moments of animation that rise above the straight-to-video level.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how we can let those we care about know they are appreciated, about the importance of making plans, and about making memory books to help us keep our happiest moments close at hand.

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