Provided are a decorative film including, in the following order, a temporary support, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a protective layer, in which the decorative film is a film for viewing the colored layer through the cholesteric liquid crystal layer; a decoration method or a method for manufacturing a decorative molded article; and a decorative molded film including, in the following order, a base material, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a protective layer, or including, in the following order, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a base material, and a protective layer, in which the decorative molded film is a film for viewing the colored layer through the cholesteric liquid crystal layer.