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Spirited Away (2001)

PG ★ 8.5/10 125 min Animation, Family, Fantasy Japan Japanese
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers' Assistant: Goro Miyazaki
Original Story: Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay by: Hayao Miyazaki
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Beyond the tunnel was a mysterious town.

Description

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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Top Cast

Rumi Hiiragi
Rumi Hiiragi Chihiro (voice)
Miyu Irino
Miyu Irino Haku (voice)
Mari Natsuki
Mari Natsuki Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Takashi Naito
Takashi Naito Father (voice)
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Yasuko Sawaguchi Mother (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Tatsuya Gashûin Aogaeru (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki Boh (voice)
Yumi Tamai
Yumi Tamai Rin (voice)

Spirited Away Appears on 51 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #65
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #31
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #068
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #55
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #77
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli #13

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #56
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #37
BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #04
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #84
Decider's Top 100 Films Of The 20Th Century
Decider #83
Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #010
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #09
Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century
Newsweek #17
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Anime Movies
Paste Magazine #02
Paste Magazines 50 Best Movies Of The Decade 2000-2009
Paste Magazine #42
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #309
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #28
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #58
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #34
The Guardians 100 Best Films Of The 21St
The Guardian #22
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #191

Filmmaker Curation

Alex Garland's Favorite Movies
Rotten Tomatos #04
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #190
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #858
Pete Docter's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #10

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #143
The Most Perfect Films On Letterboxd
Letterboxd #232

Genre Curation

100 Essential Animations
British Film Institute #51

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100 Most Liked Movies Of All Time
Letterboxd #14
Letterboxd 100: Animation
Letterboxd #02
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films
Letterboxd #010
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #01
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Letterboxd #26
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Letterboxd Showdown #10
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Letterboxd Showdown #15
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Letterboxd Showdown #05
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Letterboxd Showdown #10
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Letterboxd Showdown #20
Showdown No Reservations
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Open Your Eyes
Letterboxd Showdown #10
Showdown Possible Worlds
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown Spirited Away
Letterboxd Showdown #20
Showdown The Breadwinner
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown The Craft
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown The Lunchbox
Letterboxd Showdown #04
Showdown Wonder Women
Letterboxd Showdown #15
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #87

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