The Small One
Don BluthWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Disney Plus · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Sean Marshall William Woodson Olan Soule Hal Smith Joe Higgins Gordon Jump
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A boy tries to sell his beloved old donkey in a short animated nativity tale. Tender and quietly sad, the story has a soft, storybook look. A gentle seasonal piece for families.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (2,437 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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