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The Secret World of Arrietty - Reviews

Opened: Feb 17, 2012

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Love Miyazaki	Member Rating:	9
By Maria Mier Pare Mar 15, 2012
Love Miyazaki movies! Ending wasn't what I expected but still an excellent movie.

Awesome story about friendship Awesome story about friendship	Member Rating:	10
By Andrew James Ikaika-O'kala Mar 09, 2012
Love it !

Cute film	Member Rating:	10
By Joshua Allen Weatherford Mar 04, 2012
Fun for the whole family and it said family enjoys a good anime then they are in for a treat. :-)

MY. REVIEW	Member Rating:	10
By Mar 03, 2012
GOING. TO. SEE. THIS. MOVIE

Beautifully done Ghilbi film	Member Rating:	10
By Ivan Velázquez Mar 02, 2012
Another hit by the ever wonderful Hayao Miyazaki, this story is one that we can all related to yet remain in the edge of our seats. Studio Ghilbi's animation is... Read More

Not the usual Ghibli	Member Rating:	8
By Joanne Erenberg Feb 29, 2012
Worth seeing

Amazing	Member Rating:	10
By Danielle Sidler Feb 21, 2012
I really enjoyed this movie. Would definitely go see it again

cute	Member Rating:	5
By Vera Smith Feb 18, 2012
Ghibli does it again...another sickly sweet animated adventure. LOVED IT

	Member Rating:	8
By 366weirdmovies, Flixster Apr 13, 2012
A sickly boy makes friends with one of the two-inch tall "borrowers" who live underneath the floors and live by foraging for crumbs in human households. Very so... Read More

	Member Rating:	10
By fb1672039553, Flixster Mar 29, 2012
Heart-achingly tender and sweet. Thoughtful art direction includes clever and charming details that made me smile throughout. For example, hanging on the house ... Read More

	Member Rating:	7
By hobster1, Flixster Mar 09, 2012
There's a elegance in the narrative's simplicity. Part of the story focuses on the missions that these "borrowers" go on to obtain articles like sugar and tissu... Read More

	Member Rating:	10
By skeletonking101, Flixster Mar 05, 2012
The stories of the little people was originally conceived in the book series "The Borrowers" about a group of tiny people who would "Borrow" small things from p... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By paulkoh110, Flixster Mar 04, 2012
If only I didn't have Will Arnett and Amy Pohler have serious voice roles... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By drzeek, Flixster Mar 02, 2012
Arietty: Human beings are dangerous. If we're seen, we have to leave. My parents said so. The Secret World of Arrietty is a charming and wonderfully detailed... Read More

	Member Rating:	9
By ylowbstardreturns, Flixster Feb 27, 2012
If you need further proof as to why computer generated animation can never replace the beauty and charm of the classic two-dimensional, hand crafted kind; see "... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By mrbungle7821, Flixster Feb 26, 2012
This adaptation of Mary Norton's classic book, The Borrowers, is colorful, imaginative, and the antithesis of what has become the modern-day family film. It's l... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By sanjurosamurai, Flixster Feb 25, 2012
another excellent ghibli film and proof miyazaki doesnt need to direct for this studio for their films to be great. the story was touching and well told, the c... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By frizzdrop, Flixster Feb 25, 2012
Another instance of Disney's distribution contributing to worldwide release of a hand drawn masterpiece, Arrietty is a beautiful film, based on more than it's t... Read More

	Member Rating:	8
By fb733768972, Flixster Feb 18, 2012
"The Secret World of Arriety" is an anime tale about borrowers who live in the floorboards of peoples homes. Following the live action classic film, "The Borrow... Read More

McClatchy-Tribune News Service	Critic Rating:	6
By Roger Moore
Mar 24, 2012
As pretty as it is, this Secret World is too Earthbound by far.
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San Francisco Chronicle	Critic Rating:	8
By Amy Biancolli
Mar 16, 2012
What unfolds is part adventure, part fairy tale, part star-crossed romance (she fits in his palm; can it get more doomed?). And the overall sum is enchantment.
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USA Today	Critic Rating:	8
By Claudia Puig
Mar 16, 2012
With its lush colors, imaginative view of ordinary objects and meticulously crafted miniature civilization, it transports viewers to an enchanting alternate storybook reality.
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Detroit News	Critic Rating:	7
By Tom Long
Mar 16, 2012
"The Secret World of Arrietty" is a sweet world indeed.
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Washington Post	Critic Rating:	8
By Amy Joyce
Mar 16, 2012
This gorgeous little movie is sure to be beloved by your little people, who may discover what it means to find a magical beauty in the things we can't altogether see.
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Globe and Mail	Critic Rating:	8
By Liam Lacey
Mar 16, 2012
The Secret World of Arrietty is sweet fun, an astute match of exquisite style and small content.
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New York Post	Critic Rating:	8
By Lou Lumenick
Mar 16, 2012
"The Secret World of Arrietty'' is a feast for the eyes that will engage the entire family.
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Newark Star-Ledger	Critic Rating:	8
By Stephen Whitty
Mar 16, 2012
The visual details are inventive, and the animation - particularly the colors - is lovely.
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The Atlantic	Critic Rating:	8
By Ian Buckwalter
Mar 16, 2012
Yonebayashi gives Arrietty an excellent sense of balance, with the adventure aspects of the story, which feel legitimately dangerous providing well-paced contrast the film's more placid moments.
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Newsday	Critic Rating:	8
By Rafer Guzman
Mar 16, 2012
It's an enjoyable and attractive-looking film, but a little of that "Speed Racer" energy wouldn't have been such a bad thing.
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Christian Science Monitor	Critic Rating:	10
By Peter Rainer
Mar 16, 2012
The Secret World of Arrietty is a marvelously captivating animated feature about very tiny people and the full-scale world they inhabit.
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Houston Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	8
By Chris Sawin
Feb 24, 2012
This does include some spoilers in the fourth paragraph Storyboard artist and key animator for several other Studio Ghibli animated films (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo) Hiromasa Yonebayashi takes over directing duties from Hayao Miyazaki in Studio Ghibli's latest The Secret World of Arrietty. The film is based on Mary Norton’s novel The Burrowers as Arrietty and her parents are only four inches tall....
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New Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	8
By Matthew Razak
Feb 19, 2012
The Secret World of Arrietty is based on the classic children's novel The Borrowers (previously made into a live action film). While a Japanese studio adapting an English novel may sound a bit strange, it's one of those stories that could work in almost any situation, but is incredibly appropriate for Studio Ghibli's brilliant imagination....
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Phoenix Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	6
By Joseph Airdo
Feb 19, 2012
Despite essentially being able to be categorized as Japanese anime on account of its general appearance and studio roots, "The Secret World of Arrietty" does not feature any of its genre's quirky elements that tend to limit its appeal.Granted, I am not attempting to compare the new animated flick to "Pokemon" but rather to Studio Ghibli's previous efforts, such as "Spirited Away" and "Ponyo" - both of...
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Detroit Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	8
By Tom Santilli
Feb 17, 2012
Genre: Animation, Adventure, FamilyOpens locally Friday, February 17th, 2012 (check for showtimes)Run Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes, Rated GStarring (Voice Talent): Bridgit Mendler, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Carol BurnettDirected by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (feature film debut)The Secret World of Arrietty is a 2012 Japanese "anime" film that has finally made its way stateside. It is based on Mary Norton’s fantasy novel The Borrowers, a...
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