Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Directed by Chuck Jones

Produced by CBS, Chuck Jones Enterprises

197524 min6.6 / 10

A heartwarming animated adventure about a brave young mongoose protecting his adopted family from danger, balancing genuine peril with familial warmth and adventure.

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murderous cobra.

Questions people ask

  • Does Rikki-Tikki-Tavi end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi violent? 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.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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