Arrietty fingerprintBig heart, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, growing up, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Arrietty is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, nostalgic, and wondrous. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, growing up, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction
The direction stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Arrietty is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 35 min
Arrietty runs 1 h 35 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 87 and audiences 81 out of 100, so both groups see Arrietty much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $23 million to make and earned $150 million worldwide, 6.5 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in France, Japan.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Arrietty in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 97 storytelling tropes for Arrietty, including Plucky Girl, Adaptational Heroism, Company Cross-References.
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