Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- warm
- hopeful
- sincere
- family movie night
- history lesson companion
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film sweet, sincere, well acted, and unusually substantive for tween-oriented entertainment, while some faulted its predictable and moralistic plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kit pursues the truth behind suspicious events with help from Sterling and Ruthie.
The boarding house and Kit family provide the central lens on Cincinnati during the Great Depression.
Kit's ambition to publish in the local paper is tied to her ability to investigate and help others.
Kit's friends, family, and boarding-house residents work together amid Depression-era struggles.
Films like Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, and why
The Secret Garden
shared family-friendly historical setting, young female protagonist, earnest moral themes, and mystery-adventure structure
A Little Princess
shared child-centered period drama, resilient heroine, warm ensemble, and uplifting coming-of-age tone
The Waltons: Homecoming
shared Depression-era American setting, family accessibility, social hardship, and hopeful storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Patricia Rozema
- Release Date
- 2008-07-02
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (146)
Cast
- Abigail Breslin
- Chris O'Donnell
- Julia Ormond
- Stanley Tucci
- Max Thieriot
- Joan Cusack
- Glenne Headly
- Jane Krakowski
- Wallace Shawn
- Madison Davenport
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl about?
- A determined Cincinnati girl investigates a mystery while pursuing her dream of becoming a newspaper writer during the Great Depression.
- What is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as mild.
- What did critics think of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl?
- Critics broadly found the film sweet, sincere, well acted, and unusually substantive for tween-oriented entertainment, while some faulted its predictable and moralistic plotting.
- Which films are like Kit Kittredge: An American Girl?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and The Waltons: Homecoming.
- How long is Kit Kittredge: An American Girl?
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kit Kittredge: An American Girl?
- In United States, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
