Porco Rosso (1992)

Porco Rosso parents guide

It stays inside its PG, with mild language and nothing scary.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is Porco Rosso about?

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

Cast and crew

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Porco Rosso is on our Anime films, 1990s, Animation on Max, Fantasy on Max and Anime on Max lists.

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• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”

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