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# Howl's Moving Castle (2005) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# Howl's Moving Castle

2005Rated PG119 minFantasyAnimationAdventure

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Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

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**Length:** 119 min - long for under-sevens

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