Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.

Directed by Burt Gillett

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19328 min6.0 / 10

A whimsical yet mildly menacing fairy-tale cartoon where children encounter magical creatures and narrowly escape a witch's dark transformations.

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

Questions people ask

  • Is Babes in the Woods sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Babes in the Woods end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Babes in the Woods easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Babes in the Woods violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Babes in the Woods scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Babes in the Woods

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Babes in the Woods

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Babes in the Woods, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Babes in the Woods, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Babes in the Woods, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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