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When Marnie Was There

Play trailer Poster for When Marnie Was There PG Released May 22, 2015 1h 43m Kids & Family Drama Fantasy Mystery & Thriller Anime Play Trailer Watchlist
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A tomboy (Hailee Steinfeld) explores a long-abandoned villa and meets a mysterious blonde girl only she can see.
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When Marnie Was There is still blessed with enough visual and narrative beauty to recommend, even if it isn't quite as magical as Studio Ghibli's greatest works.

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Tara Brady Irish Times The quasi-Sapphic intensity of Anna and Marnie's relationship - recalling Ghost World or a benign Heavenly Creatures - is poetically and sensitively handled. Rated: 4/5 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) While Marnie lacks the densely mystical, immersive quality of Ghibli at its best, the film features characteristically exquisite hand-drawn animation and a sensitivity to the precarious, friable quality in an adolescent girl's self-worth. Rated: 4/5 Jun 12, 2016 Full Review Leslie Felperin Radio Times The painterly, old-school aesthetic brings an aptly nostalgic feel to this examination of how the past can haunt the present and the rapturous intensity of young friendship. Rated: 3/5 Jun 9, 2016 Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Does what Ghibli has always done, and done so well: Address the cruel twists and turns life can take. Rated: 4/5 Sep 15, 2021 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin It's amazing how [Studio Ghibli] can so easily tap into the wonder and awe of young people. Rated: B Jul 15, 2020 Full Review Fiona Underhill JumpCut Online There is a pervading sense of melancholy in this film, but you cannot help but be swept up in its stunning beauty. It is a totally immersive experience, like dipping your head into a watercolour painting and swimming about in it for two hours. Rated: 8.5/10 Jul 1, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Randy Cried so hard at the ending, non-stop Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Zainab H Anna gets on my nerves the entire movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful and sentimental movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Ross W Amazing. It seems slow and weird like a Hitchcock movie or something, but the ending is so good that you have to watch again and there is so much meaning in every line. The characters are so rich and they capture the confusion of teenage years and joy of childhood so well. Top three studio Ghibli movie for sure. I can't believe studio Ghibli has made such great movies post Miyazaki. This and Kaguya. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Audience Member The ending was phenomenal. Touched my heart in a way that i couldn’t stop crying even after the credits started rolling. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review gingerbread b This is actually the best movie ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A tomboy (Hailee Steinfeld) explores a long-abandoned villa and meets a mysterious blonde girl only she can see.
Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura, Koji Hoshino
Screenwriter
Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
Studio Ghibli
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Smoking)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 2015, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$314.3K
Runtime
1h 43m
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