Spirited Away (2002)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:150
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.5/10
Consensus: Hayao Miyazaki's dazzling, enchanting Spirited Away takes viewers, young and old alike, through the looking glass.
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Childrens
US Box Office: $9,855,615
Synopsis: Directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, SPIRITED AWAY is the tale of Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is taken down an unusual road by her parents while moving to a new home... [More]
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Michael Chiklis, Susan Egan
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Reviews for Spirited Away
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The most enchanting thing about Miyazaki's work is his desire to do just that -- enchant. Full Review |
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A rich and fantastic world awaits us in this extraordinary film from Hayao Miyazaki (and a crew of thousands), through which our little heroine has to progress and learn responsibility amidst great dangers and fearsome spirits. Full Review |
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A- |
Spirited Away exalts the young girl Chihiro's uncanny experiences into an adventure that is as thrillingly ambiguous as it is vividly soundtracked and illustrated. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
I went nuts over this movie. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Filmgoers of all ages should not pass up the opportunity to experience such a work of staggering imagination. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
This persistently fascinating if slightly over-long fairytale is propelled by the seemingly boundless imagination of writer-director Hayao Miyazaki. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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5/5 |
Spirited Away is wonderful. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A fractured, knotted story about adjusting to new surroundings and having courage in the face of peril. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Think you're too hip for Japanese anime about a lost ten-year-old girl whose parents turn into snorting pigs? Get over it. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Despite a dip midway through, this is a captivating fantasy that sets a new benchmark for animation. Full Review |
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Initially seems like a Through the Looking-Glass fantasy, but rapidly picks up a resonance, weight and complexity that make it all but Shakespearean. Full Review |
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8/10 |
I struggled to find the source of imperfection in this film Full Review |
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Far and away the best film I've seen this year. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Not instructive, as Disney is, and not aloof, like anime. Spirited Away is fun without being a lesson, and it welcomes you in. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
'Mostrando un profundo respeto por el mundo espiritual, Miyazaki logra una verdadera joya de la animación que a veces raya en lo poético' Full Review |
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10/10 |
It races along with the speed of a bullet train, visiting weird, enchanted places the likes of which have never been seen before. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The wonders never stop. Full Review |
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Miyazaki confía en la inteligencia del público y en su capacidad de asombro, y ambas cosas las pone a prueba constantemente en este viaje extraordinario donde todo, cualquier cosa, puede pasar en cualquier momento. Full Review |
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Even if CG cartoons come to dominate Japan as they do much of the world, there's a corner of the animation field that will be forever Miyazaki. Full Review |
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