American Girl Movie

An American Girl Movie is a live-action film based on characters created by American Girl.

Basic Information
The first three films adapted the book series into about an hour and half long movie. While the general gist of the plots were kept, many things were changed or left out, including other characters. With Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, a lot of the plot was original to the movie with only a few references to the book series for characterization.

The movies are generally rated from G to PG and all have been live action.

Each film for a Historical Character has been characterized by the release of a Best Friend and a revamp of clothing, furniture, and accessories for the character that tie the movie into their collection. This was most prominent with Felicity Merriman, whose collection had been severely reduced before her movie. Several items and outfits from the movie tend to be released, along with at least one significantly large item.

It is currently unknown if movies will ever be made for the other characters. There have been rumors of a movie with Julie Albright done as a musical, but the movie has yet to move past the proposal stage.

History
The first American Girl was released in 2004: Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. The movie was released on the WB channel on November 23rd, 2004, and on DVD on November 30th, 2004.

In 2005, Felicity: An American Girl Adventure was released on the WB Channel on November 29th, 2005, and later on DVD on December 6, 2005.

In 2006, Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front was released on November 26, 2006, on the Disney Channel. The DVD was released on November 28, 2006.

In 2008, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl was released into theaters on July 2nd, 2008 (June 20th at limited release). The DVD was released October 28, 2008.

In 2009, Chrissa Stands Strong debuted on HBO on Jan 6th, 2009. The DVD was released the same day. Chrissa Maxwell is the first Girl of the Year to have a movie.

Historical Characters

 * Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
 * Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
 * Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
 * Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Girls of the Year

 * An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong