The Secret World of Arrietty 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2025

Name: The Secret World of Arrietty 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2025
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 4.666666666666667

1hr 39m

1hr 39m
(9)
3.9/5 (73.9K)
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Tiny and brave Borrower Arrietty forms a forbidden friendship with human boy Sho, but their time may be cut short by a heavy burden Sho carries. Brimming with warmth and empathy, The Secret World of Arrietty stands among Studio Ghibli’s greatest works.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Producer:

Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Toshio Suzuki

Writer:

Mary Norton, Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa

Release Date:

Jun 22, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 39m

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Cast

Mirai Shida
Ryûnosuke Kamiki
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Tomokazu Miura
Shinobu Ôtake
Keiko Takeshita
Kirin Kiki
Bridgit Mendler
Amy Poehler
Will Arnett

Moviegoers are saying

Studio Ghibli's miniature masterpiece divides audiences between those enchanted by its aesthetic beauty and world-building versus viewers questioning the moral implications of the Borrowers' 'stealing.' While some find profound escapism in Arrietty's tiny world, others remain conflicted about the central premise, creating a uniquely polarizing Ghibli experience.

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Letterboxd User Reviews

3.9

RATINGS 5.7K FANS

3.9

Aug 16, 2018

these short people out here calling themselves borrowers but you know what? they just be stealing

6.6K Likes

lauren

May 16, 2020

arrietty’s bedroom!!!!! like that’s my aesthetic that’s what i want to achieve 🌿🌼🍄

4.7K Likes

˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗

Mar 25, 2020

no bro you live in a society i live in the secret world of arrietty

4.0K Likes

Holli
Jun 10, 2020

imagine wanting to kill someone over stealing one sugar cube from your house per year… Borrowers are always welcome in my home

3.1K Likes

Morgan

Jul 16, 2020

and that’s on cottagecore

2.9K Likes

˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗

Jun 22, 2022

me when i shoplift 🧚‍♀️

2.1K Likes

milena
Apr 30, 2022

i love fat cats

1.6K Likes

chloe

Aug 27, 2020

jail time for haru-chan for kidnapping a mini person

1.4K Likes

oppie

Mar 17, 2024

reminded me of the wonderful video game “Pikmin 4”

1.4K Likes

Karsten

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Atom Users Reviews

4.7

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Metacritic

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Based on 28 Critics

8.1

USER SCORE (284)

Universal acclaim based on 284 Reviews

Feb 17, 2012

The result is an intriguing hybrid, mixing a Japanese reverence for nature (a raindrop shimmering on a leaf is a visual haiku) with quaint Victorian architecture and a story featuring contemporary, Caucasian-looking Japanese characters speaking in American accents. Somehow, it all works.

Liam Lacey

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

100