My whole family loved this movie about a young witch trying to get her career started when she's not sure what she's good at. My 6-year-old son especially loved the flying scenes -- Kiki on her sometimes uncontrollable broom, and even more fascinating her friend with his crazy homemade flying machines. Another charming import from Miyazaki! Like a lot of Miyazaki's heroines, Kiki is brave, resourceful, and always eager to help.

Great family movie. A little slow for the young ones, but still a great story.

My 5 year old enjoyed this and Totoro. This film maker is onto something!

As always what we love about Miyazaki movies is the breathtaking animation and the lovely kid-friendly stories. The pace of this movie is wonderful with huge sweeping landscapes that the characters move through which makes it easy to watch and not so frantically stimulating for younger kids. The story is very positive and the message is simple: believe in yourself and you can do pretty much anything. Throw in a bit of humor from the side kick cat and you've got a movie fun for both kids and adults!

It's a really funny and cool movie. Towards the end there is a scary part (a near fall) but everything turns out okay. It's not scary hardly at all. It has a lot of magical stuff in it like talking cats and witches.

Very fun, appropriate movie interwoven with magic. Probably geared mostly to girls aged 5-12, but appropriate for both genders and all ages. The main character, Kiki, is an intelligent, independant witch who learns who she is and what she wants out of life through a series of adventures, misfortunes, and freindships. A beautiful movie. I recommend any of Miyazakis films.

This movie is just about perfect. I especially love how the young girl has a job, takes are of herself, and behaves responsibly - more parents should trust their children this way! Friendships in this movie transcend age groups: a teenage girl befriends preteen Kiki, and adults treat Kiki with true respect as a capable human being. Kiki's family, employer, and friends all have faith in her, which helps give her confidence to grow and make the most of her unique talents. The perilous finale is exciting, not scary, as it's clear the whole time that Kiki will save the day. Finally, for pagan families this movie is a great way to begin conversations about the ethical use of magic, as well as stereotypes about witches vs real witches. An all around feel good movie for school age kids that will cheer even cynical teens and adults. I have shared this movie with friends of all ages and everyone loves it.

Very cute movie about respoonsiblity, character and friendship. My kids loved it!