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Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Kirikou and the Sorceress

Movie1998·71 min

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Directed by Michel Ocelot

Fantasy Adventure Animation Family

A fantasy adventure film directed by Michel Ocelot.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 8%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

About Kirikou and the Sorceress

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Playful
Story Tags: fate destiny, sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, fantasy mythology, international, small town, group found family, underdog, reluctant hero, quest mission, rescue mission

1K ratings

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Details

Director: Michel Ocelot
Language: French

Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sène Sarr

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How Kirikou and the Sorceress Ranks

All movies

Top 8%

1990s movies

Top 8%

Fantasy movies

Top 11%

1990s Fantasy movies

Top 14%

★Michel Ocelot films#1 of 7

Michel Ocelot's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Kirikou and the Sorceress Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

whimsical

playful

What it's about

quest missionrescue missionfate destinysacrifice dutysurvival of spiritunderdogreluctant herogroup found familyfantasy mythologyinternationalsmall town

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

whimsicalquirky