Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

G,

2008,

1h 40m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Drama

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80%

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69%

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Kit Kittredge, a girl growing up in Depression-era Cincinnati, has a nose for news and a knack for picking up strays. When a crime spree hits the Ohio city, all evidence points to the local hobo community, particularly Kit's friend Will. She recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling to sniff out the real thief, but the children uncover a plot that reaches far beyond Cincinnati.

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Critics Consensus

Refreshingly sweet and sincere, Kit's doll-and-book-inspired do-good mystery may be geared towards the tween girl but will please audiences of all ages.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Jul 22, 2008

3/4

Emotionally affecting but dramatically wobbly, "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" touchingly illustrates the sting of poverty without overly resorting to childish shenanigans.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

Jul 4, 2008

B-

It's hard to dislike a tween picture that opens with Eleanor Roosevelt, but if explaining mortgage meltdowns to their tots doesn't sent parents screaming, the performances will.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Jul 3, 2008

B+

A gently thoughtful, audience-appropriate entertainment that assembles swell actors to play colorful characters who don't shy away from depicting serious hard times.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 15, 2025

3/4

For its first two-thirds, the movie unexpectedly registers as a mature and intelligent drama -- in this case, the G rating stands for Grown-ups as much as it stands for General Audiences.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Apr 21, 2024

[Takes] a story based on an IP (the American Girl dolls, which I confess I know very little about) and [turns] it into a strident socialist manifesto.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 13, 2020

3.5/4.0

This first full-length film inspired by the American Girl doll series may very well become an American classic to delight young children for years to come.

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George M

Jan 3, 2009

My 9 year old would give this 5 stars for sure! For me, it's 3, but it is indeed a good family movie! It's a sanitized look at life during the depression, with job loss, home loss, and the struggle for a family to make ends meet. They also touch on "hobo" life, and how truly hard life was during that time period. This movie has a strong cast that saves some of the flaws, and like I said, my daughter loved it, and I, much to my surprise, liked it!

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Synopsis

Kit Kittredge, a girl growing up in Depression-era Cincinnati, has a nose for news and a knack for picking up strays. When a crime spree hits the Ohio city, all evidence points to the local hobo community, particularly Kit's friend Will. She recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling to sniff out the real thief, but the children uncover a plot that reaches far beyond Cincinnati.

Director: Patricia Rozema
Producer: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Ellen L. Brothers, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Julie Goldstein
Screenwriter: Ann Peacock
Distributor: Picturehouse
Production Co: New Line Cinema, HBO Films
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 8, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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