Piper

Piper

Directed by Alan Barillaro

Produced by Pixar

20166 min8.1 / 10

A tender, visually stunning short about a mother bird overcoming her fear to teach her fledgling independence, balancing playful moments with genuine emotional stakes.

A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Piper end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Piper easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Piper sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Piper scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Piper violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

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.

87/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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