My Neighbor Totoro fingerprintBig heart, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and awe-inspiring
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
My Neighbor Totoro is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and awe-inspiring
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, awe-inspiring, and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Family, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, fantasy, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and characters
The direction and characters 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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He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
My Neighbor Totoro 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 88/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 26 min
My Neighbor Totoro runs 1 h 26 min.
Yes. Critics average 91 and audiences 87 out of 100, so both groups see My Neighbor Totoro much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $41 million worldwide, 11.1 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for My Neighbor Totoro in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 107 storytelling tropes for My Neighbor Totoro, including Voiceover Letter, Missing Child, Decomposite Character.
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