Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
I was feeling blue, but I'm better now.
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 29 July 1989 |
| Genre | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi |
| Runtime | 103 min |
| Rated | G |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 8.1/10 · Anime-Planet 4.138/5 · Rotten Tomatoes 98% · Metacritic 85/100 · IMDb 7.8/10 · TMDB users 7.8/10 |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $42 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Hayao Miyazaki’s 1989 film runs 103 minutes, a duration that feels like a long afternoon spent watching rain. It is a quiet fantasy about a young witch who supports herself by running an air courier service. The hook is not magic, but the mundane friction of moving to a new city. Kiki struggles to fit in, and the film treats that struggle with more patience than most blockbusters offer. It is a gentle reminder that independence is mostly about finding your rhythm.
What the critics said
Critics adored it. Rotten Tomatoes holds a 98% Tomatometer score as of July 2025, based on 47 reviews. Metacritic sits at 85/100, which it labels "universal acclaim." The consensus calls it a heartwarming tale of a young witch finding her place. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times praised the realism of the protagonist. Roger Ebert ranked it among the best animated films released in the U.S. in 1998. It was also the first video release reviewed as a normal film on Siskel and Ebert. Even Akira Kurosawa showed admiration. The reviews are solid, which is rare for a film that just wants to fly.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $7 million. The worldwide box office hit $42 million. That is a solid return, the kind that keeps studios funding the next wizard. On TMDB, users give it a 7.8 out of 10. It was also one of 1989’s highest-grossing films in Japan. The numbers suggest people liked watching a girl fly a broom.
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Sources
- Kiki's Delivery Service on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q196602 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Kiki's Delivery Service” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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