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Name: The Secret World of Arrietty
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Genre: animation, family, fantasy
Released: 2010
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.6

The Secret World of Arrietty has an iRankMovies score of 81.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

借りぐらしのアリエッティ

Do not be seen by humans. That's been the law of children of the underfloor.

Release:2010

Runtime:1h 34m

Country:France

Director:Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Language:Japanese

Genre

AnimationFamilyFantasy

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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookCatForestBased On Children S BookLittle PeopleDollhouseNostalgicAnime

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The Secret World of Arrietty rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 116K votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic80%

TMDb7.668/10· 3K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 80/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Secret World of Arrietty

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

Cast of The Secret World of Arrietty

Mirai Shida
as Arrietty (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
as Sho (voice)
Tomokazu Miura
as Pod (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
as Sadako Maki (voice)
Kirin Kiki
as Haru (voice)
Shinobu Otake
as Homily (voice)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
as Spiller (voice)
Shin'ichi Hatori
as Postman (voice)

The Secret World of Arrietty facts

Original title: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ
Budget: $23M
Box office: $149.7M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Studio Ghibli animation delivers enchanting fantasy perfect for all family ages
•Whimsical storytelling based on beloved children's source material resonates emotionally
•Beautiful hand-drawn animation creates warm, magical world with gentle character development

What the audience disliked

•Quiet, contemplative pacing may feel slow for viewers accustomed to action-oriented entertainment
•Simple narrative structure focused on character relationships over dramatic plot conflicts