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Spirited Away

2001 · 2h 5m · Family · Fantasy · Animation

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Steady, emotionally heavy fantasy with a balanced watch profile. Best if you want family relationships to matter as much as the spectacle.

95/100
MUST WATCH

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

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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95/100
MUST WATCH
MUST WATCHA 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 neve…

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Does this belong in your night?

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a story driven by family relationships and their consequences
02A fuller 125-minute runtime and a fairly steady watch with good forward movement define the practical movie-night fit
03Its 8.5/10 TMDB audience score across 18,885 votes gives the recommendation a meaningful crowd signal

MOVIHERO EDITORIAL

Should you watch Spirited Away?

Spirited Away belongs in your night if you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot. It is a fairly steady watch with good forward movement, with a fuller 125-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 3/10 and emotional impact at 8/10. The signals are strong enough to make this one of the easier calls in the queue.

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PERFECT IF

01you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot
02you want a fairly steady watch with good forward movement
03you are open to a movie with real emotional weight

THINK TWICE IF

01family conflict is not the kind of emotional material you want tonight
02you want a very different pacing profile tonight
03you want something emotionally lighter

WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE

Watch Profile

Seven signals for the experience itself — from the pace of the night to how much attention it asks from you.

Pacing6/10
Emotional Impact8/10
Mind-Bending5/10
Scary1/10
Violence2/10
Rewatchability7/10
Attention Required3/10
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CAST & CREW

The people who make it land.

Hayao Miyazaki portrait
Hayao MiyazakiDirector
Rumi Hiiragi portrait
Rumi HiiragiChihiro (voice)
Miyu Irino portrait
Miyu IrinoHaku (voice)
Mari Natsuki portrait
Mari NatsukiYubaba / Zeniba (voice)
Takashi Naito portrait
Takashi NaitoFather (voice)
Yasuko Sawaguchi portrait
Yasuko SawaguchiMother (voice)
Tatsuya Gashuin portrait
Tatsuya GashuinAogaeru (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki portrait
Ryunosuke KamikiBoh (voice)
Yumi Tamai portrait
Yumi TamaiRin (voice)
Yo Oizumi portrait
Yo OizumiBandai Frog (voice)