Is The Small One easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Small One end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Small One scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Small One violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Small One sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Small One

Name: The Small One
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1978
Duration: 26 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Joe Higgins, Gordon Jump

Directed by Don Bluth

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

197826 min6.9 / 10

A tender, spiritually resonant animated fable about a boy's compassion for a humble creature, woven into the nativity story with gentle warmth and reverence.

Ordered by his father to sell an old mule called Small One, a Hebrew boy in the ancient Holy Land takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph, who buys Small One and uses the steed to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem.

Clusters

Faith Tested By Hardship Heartwarming Family Friendships Cozy Magical Holiday Movies Cozy Fantasy Stories Vacation Movies

Genres

Animation Family

Keywords

Holiday Virgin Mary Nativity Christmas Jesus Christ

Questions people ask

Is The Small One easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.
Does The Small One end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.
Is The Small One scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The Small One violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Small One sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.