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      When Marnie Was There

      PG Released May 22, 2015 1h 43m Kids & Family Drama Fantasy Mystery & Thriller Anime List
      92% Tomatometer 100 Reviews 88% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings A tomboy (Hailee Steinfeld) explores a long-abandoned villa and meets a mysterious blonde girl only she can see. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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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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      Audience Member I cried during the end credits (watched it for ghibli fest). Please, for the love of god: watch. this. movie. it’s spectacular Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Dean P One of my fave Ghibli movies. No spoilers but if you want a ghostly mystery coming of age story about an orphaned, adopted sickly girl who meets another girl seemingly her age at an old abandoned marsh house, this will knock your socks off. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review lillo p Sorry, but since I was a kid I find this movie really really heart warming 🩷🥺 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Chase C Loved the first hour-ish, I do not understand the twist in the slightest, definitely got queer-baited :( Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Lindamadrina An excellent ghost story with a sweet ending, this movie deals with some complex adolescent difficulties as well as parenting struggles. It does so in the lush, detailed scenes Studio Ghibli is known for. Little things like shoes found in strange places, laundry hanging to dry, the details of a flower and delicious food draw the viewer right in. The stark contrast between the peeling paint on the dilapidated mansion vs. the same home in its original glory, again contrasted with yet a different look when it gets a new owner, accentuates the movement of the story and helps the viewer follow along with the events as they unfold. It's another masterpiece in animation telling a good story with a few lessons slipped in to carry away in one's heart. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Mr C Truly breathtaking, every second is visually stunning. It was so easy to sympathise with the characters and their struggles. Anna feels disconnected from her family and peers but finds comfort around Marnie and learns to let herself be open to others rather than be singled out. Marnie is a deeply hurt character physically and emotionally who does everything in her power to help Anna through her toughest moments for she is a genuinely kindhearted person. The plot is so mysterious and intriguing as pieces of the story slowly unfold to reveal a magical tale that many can resonate with. By far my favourite Studio Ghibli film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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      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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