Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: The Movie

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: The Movie is a 2024 American-Chinese computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy film based on the Nick Jr. series of the same name created by Karen Chau. Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written and directed by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger in their directorial debut, the film follows Kai-Lan and her friends (along with other Chinese mythological figures) in a journey to stop Yama, the Chinese king of hell from burning the world. Zoey Siewert, Jack Dylan Grazer, Kevin Hart, Tara Strong, Ben Stiller, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Christina Ricci, Jonah Hill, Karl Urban, Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan and Jeff Goldblum provided their voices for the characters.

Cast
Zoey Siewert as Kai-Lan Chow

Jack Dylan Grazer as Rintoo

Kevin Hart as Tolee

Tara Strong as Hoho

Ben Stiller as Yama

Seth Rogen as San Woo

James Franco as Zhang Woo

Danny McBride as Lee Wei

Christina Ricci as Lulu

Jonah Hill as Weiguo

Karl Urban as Enyu

Michelle Yeoh as Shoujiao

Jackie Chan as Ye Ye

Jeff Goldblum as Guogiang

Music
The film's original score was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, who had previously worked with Lord and Miller on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014) and De Blob (2024).The Ni Hao Kai-Lan: The Movie soundtrack contains the score as the majority of its tracks.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 96% with an average score of 8.15/10, based on 250 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags, celebrating Chinese mythology, and a surprisingly thoughtful story, Ni Hao Kai-Lan: The Movie is colorful fun for all ages." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100 based on 43 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".