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Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty among top-rated animated films 1940-2021

Discover a wide range of animated films from family-friendly classics to dark, artistic masterpieces. Explore the best animated movies for every audience.

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'The Boy and the Heron' streaming date: When will it be available to watch?

Experience Studio Ghibli’s 24th film and Hayao Miyazaki’s supposed final entry, "The Boy and the Heron," on streaming come September 6.

Tom’s Guide

The 9 must-watch new anime series of 2024

The year of the dragon invites incredible new escapes into worlds of fantasy, adventure, and terror for anime fans of all kinds.

Tom’s Guide

Leonardo DiCaprio introduced Martin Scorsese to Studio Ghibli movies – and his first two choices were solid

Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke are both supernaturalist and environmentalist films – that will absolutely make you cry

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The Best Adventure Family Movies

These classic adventure movies guarantee a great time for the whole family.

Cinemablend

Studio Ghibli's latest New Year’s illustration is my favourite Miyazaki design yet

It celebrates the year of the dragon.

Creative Bloq

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

The Independent UK

Sorry Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Fans, Another Movie Needs To Win The 2024 Oscar For Best Animated Feature

I'm a huge fan of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, but I'm rooting for another 2023 animated movie to win at the Oscars.

Cinemablend

Behind The Boy and the Heron: The myths and magic of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki

What next for Studio Ghibli when its 82-year-old co-founder and standard bearer Hayao Miyazki finally steps back? His new film – the quietly released but loudly acclaimed ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – comes first; Louis Chilton hears the story behind it

The Independent UK

From Barbie to Cameron: the most memorable comebacks of 2023

Observer writers choose the outstanding returns of the year in the worlds of politics, fashion, sport and film

The Guardian - UK

From The Boy and the Heron to The Nutcracker: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Studio Ghibli returns with its latest dose of animated wonder, while London boasts two versions of the Christmas classic in all its shimmering glory

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

The Boy and the Heron review: anime legend Hayao Miyazaki makes a grand, beautiful, tortured return

Robert Pattinson supplies his voice to the English dub of a film that mixes – like Studio Ghibli’s very best – the personal, cultural and historical

Evening Standard

The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki's latest 'last' Studio Ghibli film is a gorgeous exploration of grief

It doesn't quite match his greatest masterpieces but this beautiful, magical film still soars way above the competition

Cinemablend

New On Netflix, Disney+, And More: 9 Streaming Show And Movies To Watch This Week (Dec 18-24)

From Zack Snyder sci-fi on Netflix to Percy Jackson on Disney+, there's lots of great new streaming content this week.

The Conversation

Studio Ghibli's layering of Japanese and western storytelling is key to their success

Studio Ghibli films are often put into the rather vague category of “Japanese animation”. Many viewers expect the studio’s films to be rooted in the culture and stories of it’s home nation, Japan. This makes its foray into adapting western stories all the more intriguing.

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Total Film

The 25 best movies of 2023

The Total Film team choose the best films of 2023, from reinvigorated rom-coms to a historical epic like no other

The Guardian - US

Subtitles on: how foreign-language movies entered the mainstream

Two Japanese hits and an impressive showing for international films at the Golden Globes continues an encouraging trend

The Guardian - UK

Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office

The Japanese director’s animation beats The Hunger Games prequel and Godzilla Minus One on its opening weekend in the US and Canada

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?

The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take his word for it? We travel to Ghibli HQ in Tokyo to find out what’s going on

Cinemablend

Critics Have Seen The Boy And The Heron, And They’re All Saying The Same Thing About Anime Legend Hayao Miyazaki’s Latest Film

Critics have shared their opinions on The Boy and the Heron, the latest anime offering from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.

WhatToWatch

How to watch The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki fans, you can watch The Boy and the Heron, the legendary animator's latest movie, right now. Here's where and how.

Total Film

Robert Pattinson absolutely nailed his first audition for new Studio Ghibli film, and he couldn't have been more excited about it

"He was nothing but enthusiastic about the project"

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