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The Secret World of Arrietty 2010

Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 94 mins · 2,394 views

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Synopsis

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

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Reviews (135)

  1. H
    Holli 8 月 22, 2026

    no bro you live in a society i live in the secret world of arrietty

    4,428
  2. C
    chloe 8 月 22, 2026

    i love fat cats

    1,923
  3. M
    milena 8 月 22, 2026

    me when i shoplift 🧚‍♀️

    2,533 4
  4. ˗
    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ 8 月 22, 2026

    and that’s on cottagecore

    3,289
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    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ 8 月 22, 2026

    arrietty’s bedroom!!!!! like that’s my aesthetic that’s what i want to achieve 🌿🌼🍄

    5,290 1
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    oppie 8 月 22, 2026

    jail time for haru-chan for kidnapping a mini person

    1,625 5
  7. E
    Emma 8 月 22, 2026

    arriettys dad is such a DILF why is no one addressing this youre all a bunch of pussys smh

    1,755 8
  8. F
    Felipe F. 8 月 22, 2026

    Studio Ghibli movies could bring world peace. This was beautiful.

    1,584 2
  9. L
    lauren 8 月 22, 2026

    these short people out here calling themselves borrowers but you know what? they just be stealing

    7,341 24
  10. J
    James (Schaffrillas) 8 月 22, 2026

    Just found out after the fact that there’s a British dub featuring Saoirse Ronan AND non-Westernized character names and I’m so pissed I didn’t watch that version instead

    1,739 28
  11. K
    katieeklump 8 月 22, 2026

    i pray nobody kills me for the crime of being small

  12. R
    ryeshimura 8 月 22, 2026

    I’M SO SAD THEY NEVER GET TO MEET AGAIN 😢❤️‍🩹 “Arrietty, you’re a part of me now. I’ll never forget you, ever.” I MISS SHO AND ARRIETY 🥹

  13. _
    __viviii 8 月 22, 2026

    Premessa amo lo studio ghibli da quando ero bambina ma arietty è bello si ma non come gli altri

  14. K
    kyhieep 8 月 22, 2026

    YO HARU I HATE U SO MUCH EVERYBODY HATE ON HARU👊👊👊

  15. V
    vyngutz 8 月 22, 2026

    so cutieful

    1
  16. G
    Grace 8 月 22, 2026

    Beautiful and gentle storytelling.

  17. K
    ken 🍎 8 月 22, 2026

    i think having arrietty’s room would genuinely fix half my problems

    1
  18. Q
    qilvie 8 月 22, 2026

    Keknya emg gw kureng cocok nonton yg nyantai gini yak, tp bagus njir ceritanya

  19. C
    Chicku 8 月 22, 2026

    Ant bully but an old lady

  20. C
    Clotilde 8 月 22, 2026

    The mini kitchen NYA MY DEAR

  21. H
    henyar 8 月 22, 2026

    bueno la animación es una ida de olla como siempre pero podrían haber hecho algo más con el niño enfermo no sé

    2
  22. B
    bryt 8 月 22, 2026

    smash hit. foley was turned up to a thousand. i felt very small, thank you.

  23. V
    VLXZZZT 8 月 22, 2026

    El tercer acto es muy flojo, se notaba que necesitaban una excusa para juntar a las dos especies y que trabajaran juntos resolviendo un problema para demostrar la tesis de convivencia sana que fue tejiéndose durante la primera hora, pero un antagonista que no tiene motivaciones para hacer lo que hace y resulta ilógico pensar que vaya en contra de los deseos de sus jefes (Haru es una empleada doméstica que sabe que la familia de Sho siempre fue muy…

  24. L
    lik777 8 月 22, 2026

    Super cute you might also cry

  25. L
    ltrbx.czn 8 月 22, 2026

    “I’m going to be okay. You gave me the courage to live“, “Arrietty, you’re a part of me now, I’ll never forget you. Ever.“ 😞😞😞😞 I’M SOBBING.

    1
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    mk_sini 8 月 21, 2026

    Adorei o fato de os pequeninos pegarem itens de brinquedo e realmente usarem em suas casas! Adoraria viver em uma delas.

  27. J
    jie 8 月 21, 2026

    hh imut

  28. R
    rihannaa 8 月 21, 2026

    haru is a bum

    1
  29. J
    Jorgisss 8 月 21, 2026

    Cute

  30. D
    Duda 🪩🦢 8 月 21, 2026

    fofo mas queria um final onde o sho fizesse a cirurgia e ficasse bem

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    danminhosgf 8 月 21, 2026

    fokin masterpiece

  32. H
    hiitoori 8 月 21, 2026

    I bet they didn’t get to meet again. 🥹🥹🥹

  33. S
    seoulpark 8 月 21, 2026

    소녀의 용기 ..

  34. M
    m0nog4my 8 月 21, 2026

    MBAH MBAH TELEK, AWAS AE KON YO

  35. A
    anitacarolitta 8 月 21, 2026

    foi visto. não sei como, não sei quando, nem sobre o que o filme é. pois é.

  36. D
    damian_psrn 8 月 21, 2026

    i have my own world too when I dissociate.

  37. A
    armoiresome 8 月 21, 2026

    honestly what is haru’s problem?

    1
  38. M
    My friend Jana Kim 8 月 21, 2026

    I literally cant get enough of Studio Ghibli

  39. R
    rae 8 月 21, 2026

    sho’s parting line to arrietty got me sooo melancholic t__t

  40. M
    mariebubu 8 月 21, 2026

    et puis ils vivent pas dans la maison de poupée à la fin 💔💔

  41. P
    Polly 8 月 21, 2026

    I want to live in their house 🥺

  42. W
    wongyu 8 月 21, 2026

    meu mundo acabaria se eu tivesse q ir embora dessa casa perfeitinha por causa de uma velha

  43. J
    João Vitor 8 月 21, 2026

    E o Studio Ghibli acerta mais uma vez! Que estética, que vibe gostosa. Eu sempre termino os filmes desse estúdio com uma paz no coração e, aqui, não foi diferente. Desta vez, somos apresentados a um mundo de pequenos humanos que vivem escondidos em meio ao nosso próprio mundo. Eles são praticamente do tamanho de insetos e, para mim, foi impossível não embarcar nessa aventura. Em vários momentos, me senti dentro de um jogo, explorando uma casa gigantesca e desbravando…

  44. M
    miamz 8 月 21, 2026

    OH SO CUTE SUGAR CUBE IH SO CUTE THIS IS GOINV TO TOP OF THE LIST! AND BRIDGET MENDLER

  45. S
    Sara Maria 8 月 21, 2026

    “I never saw her again. But the following summer I returned and was happy to hear the people in the house down the road talking about how many things in their home had gone missing.” Para a pequena protagonista, que vive em um mundo onde tudo é gigante e perigoso, o som da vida daquele garoto imenso não evoca medo, mas sim uma conexão física e visceral. É um toque sutil de direção que resume perfeitamente a proposta do filme: transformar a fragilidade humana em uma paisagem gigante e poética para quem sabe olhar de perto.

  46. P
    PeefTheGhost 8 月 21, 2026

    So lovely.

  47. O
    Oliver 8 月 21, 2026

    A beautiful feel good movie

  48. L
    liz__o 8 月 21, 2026

    აი თურმე ღამე რისი ხმები მესმის.

  49. E
    elis 8 月 21, 2026

    the message represented within this story is such an important one for people to understand. many species have and continue to go extinct because of the human race, and only our actions can save them. the movie represents two types of people- the protectors and the destroyers of the endangered borrowers. as an audience we naturally grow to hate the destroyers (haru) because we form a bond with protagonists. subconsciously, the audience goes against what they typically would act on.…

  50. G
    Gouletor 8 月 21, 2026

    The concept was pretty cool: tiny humans who have to survive by stealing whatever they can find in the humans’ house without being seen. but it’s more than that. It shows that you have to see the world from a much smaller perspective. It’s a lovely little film, very enjoyable, relaxing, and the shots are great. Studio Ghibli Ranked

    5
  51. F
    Fiona 8 月 21, 2026

    原本是因為得能勇志跟主角很像才來看 故事很吸引人 角色的塑造也很突出 真的不懂為什麼阿春嫂會對借物小小人的惡意那麼大⋯ 我想認真把宮崎駿的所有作品看完 讚讚

  52. F
    fesesu 8 月 21, 2026

    spiller is a certified loverboy 💕🌱💛

  53. K
    karen_aiko 8 月 21, 2026

    so cutie

    1
  54. I
    iris ݁ ˖⋆ 8 月 21, 2026

    every time i watch a ghibli movie i have the urge to cry because of how beautiful it is.

    1
  55. S
    silverocky 8 月 21, 2026

    Its just Preetttyyy gooddd

  56. A
    Arianna 8 月 21, 2026

    The aesthetics were so adorable and beautiful and the plot was so heartwarming. Also haru chan was genuinely terrifying why was she so desperate to kidnap burrowers and keep them in jars

    2
  57. C
    claralvees 8 月 21, 2026

    top favorites forever

  58. Z
    Zoe 8 月 21, 2026

    boring

  59. M
    micwiz08 8 月 21, 2026

    it was really good and pretty cool the perspectives that they gave.

  60. R
    Razan 8 月 21, 2026

    Her hair is so beautiful and cute.

  61. S
    seandzl 8 月 21, 2026

    such a CUTE movie, my first studio ghibli movie watch super super creative i lowk felt bad for that old BEAN

  62. D
    devanila 8 月 21, 2026

    Una más sencillita de ghibli pero con el mismo encanto que siempre. El worldbuilding te deja con la boca abierta, al igual que la abuela encerrando a su nieto for no reason ❤️

    2
  63. N
    nana! 8 月 21, 2026

    só queria que o final tivesse sido diferente 🙁

    1
  64. A
    Amelia 8 月 21, 2026

    Fuck haru, we all hate haru

  65. C
    cerise 8 月 21, 2026

    arrietty’s house is my dream house

  66. M
    m_katherine 8 月 21, 2026

    I will take their house please

  67. S
    serialnoodles 8 月 21, 2026

    HER HAIR CLIP OMGMGMG

  68. D
    DizzyBubbles 8 月 21, 2026

    HELL YEAH, I love Arriety’s room so much

  69. J
    jacobgershon 8 月 21, 2026

    every time i watch this i never fail to get upset about the abandoned and unused dollhouse and all its expensive items being all a waste

  70. 3
    37smaltobianco 8 月 21, 2026

    Comfort movie ❤️

  71. H
    heesnzv 8 月 21, 2026

    “casal” nada a ver e a menina teimosa pra um cct, mas tirando isso é bom

  72. C
    chelsea 8 月 21, 2026

    is her hair clip a real thing like what clip is that small

    1
  73. S
    Soul 8 月 21, 2026

    ❤️❤️❤️

  74. M
    malditocolapso 8 月 21, 2026

    Esse filme me tras um conforto que apenas eu de 6 anos conseguiria sentir quando assisti pela primeira vez, é tão lindo e inteligente, eu queria morar nesse filme e comer cubos de açúcar

    1
  75. E
    Emma 8 月 21, 2026

    Little toms voice is adorable

  76. L
    Lpr_67 8 月 21, 2026

    Une petite bulle de mignonnerie et de douceur !

  77. D
    dila 8 月 21, 2026

    setara perpisahan 20th century girl

  78. L
    leslie_kirstyx 8 月 21, 2026

    such a sweet little film! i love how tiny and magical everything feels, like the most ordinary parts of a house have suddenly become this huge adventure. arrietty is such a lovely character too — brave, curious and determined to see the world beyond her little home. also being tiny looks fun until you remember that literally everything in your house is now trying to kill you 😭

  79. S
    sxkjud 8 月 21, 2026

    This movie was hard for me to get into, I’ve been watching this movie since last year and the start was kind of boring to me so I kept putting it off. But the ending ended up being sweet so I did enjoy it, but I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite studio ghibli movie, so if you like fantasy kind of movies/fairytails then i recommend this one.

  80. C
    cal 8 月 21, 2026

    and if i said this was the prettiest looking and sounding ghibli film?

  81. N
    nalaura 8 月 21, 2026

    eh tão fofo 😭😭😭😭 mas eu queria que eles tivessem ido morar na casinha de boneca 😿

  82. A
    ariane_gd 8 月 21, 2026

    Sho >>> tous les garçons de tous les ghibli. Ce ghibli est extrêmement sous côté, il est doux et nostalgique tout ce que j’aime ♡

  83. R
    robin-clementine 8 月 21, 2026

    i’m getting high via the ancient nyquil and seeing small people and also i’m a sickly child

  84. N
    nicolette 8 月 21, 2026

    masterpiece

    2
  85. O
    Ottavia 8 月 20, 2026

    8.5/10

  86. P
    pinkshoesgirl 8 月 20, 2026

    nostalgic and bittersweet

  87. L
    laneturp 8 月 20, 2026

    I want to watch the Borrowers. This is beautiful 🙂

  88. S
    Sabina 8 月 20, 2026

    Luv

  89. K
    Karleu 8 月 20, 2026

    Arriety the girl you are 🙏 (one of my first gay awakening btw)

  90. R
    rinsanami28 8 月 20, 2026

    Are they borrowing or are they stealing

  91. J
    Jaime Shelley 8 月 20, 2026

    Cutesy

    1
  92. W
    wpitts48 8 月 20, 2026

    A vibes film

  93. C
    Connie 8 月 20, 2026

    The beautiful interiors the Borrowers traverse and live inside are truly memorable. Every hop across a nail and button in the background weave such a thrilling tale.

  94. L
    Lecteris 8 月 20, 2026

    Omg, tattoo this in my soul.

  95. A
    almaenespiral 8 月 20, 2026

    Hace mucho que no la veía y no recordaba ese final, me dió pena por supuesto, como para todo, deseaba un final feliz; pero las despedidas por más que duelan son parte de la vida. ———————————————————————- Cuando era chica mi mamá siempre me compraba dvd’s, tenía muchos, los regalé todos. Esta era uno de mis favoritos, me acuerdo que también tenía el regreso del gato en japonés, de mis favoritas cómo todas las de ghibli. Quiero volver a tener dvd’s, la semana pasada compre una de mis favoritas, sería un sueño volver a ver películas así, como cuando era chica.

  96. A
    Andrew Ducky Dutkiewicz 8 月 20, 2026

    One of the greatest cats in a movie ever. Could watch that cat for HOURS. Very cool perspective and use of scale and size along with sound design.

  97. A
    alexis 8 月 20, 2026

    tall boy short girl trope getting wildly out of hand

    1
  98. P
    piolimello 8 月 20, 2026

    Achei lindíssimo, tudo muito precioso e exatamente como imaginei quando criança (enquanto assistia Tinker Bell e tentava recriar o mundinho delas, óbvio). O ruim é a dublagem, vocalizações exageradas, mas tudo certo! Muito levinho de assistir, porém, algumas lacunas ficaram em aberto.

  99. K
    krissyag 8 月 20, 2026

    bg artists of this film, i love you

  100. L
    Lucy⭑ 8 月 20, 2026

    Definitivamente no es de mis favoritas de Ghibbly pero aghh la historia es tan cuquii

  101. E
    emily 8 月 20, 2026

    studio ghibli xq no te he supido valorarr todos estos años

  102. A
    Anthony Larosa 8 月 20, 2026

    The Disney dub is so bad and that’s sadly what I watched. Not a fan of a lot of the voice acting choices

  103. V
    Vladux911 8 月 20, 2026

    j’étais amoureux de toi quand j’étais petit

  104. E
    enes 8 月 20, 2026

    hayattaki bazı karşılaşmalar korkuları, endişeleri, boşlukları hemencecik sevgiye ve umuda dönüştürüyor 💖

    1
  105. E
    Emir 8 月 20, 2026

    Ben basit adamım ghibli filmi görürüm izlerim beğenirim

  106. R
    rwiri 8 月 20, 2026

    small and petite but fr

  107. P
    pxtrw 8 月 20, 2026

    Gaslighting final boss

    1
  108. S
    SamiLaPeuf 8 月 20, 2026

    Tres chill et satisfaisant un peu triste quand meme

  109. E
    emi_2901 8 月 20, 2026

    I rlly liked all the details that went into this movie even on the smallest of items. Also I don’t like the maid she’s a bitch

  110. S
    Sezo 8 月 20, 2026

    unfortunately the most unspectacular ghibli movie i’ve watched so far. nearly everything that i appreciate about ghibli movies (breathing characters, magical feeling) i was desperate to find here. i could predict the whole movie within a few mins and was still shocked by how thin the storyline turned out to be in the end. it was a cute watch but i’d rewatch any ghibli movie instead of this one.

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    tj 8 月 20, 2026

    i will never not love a movie with tiny worlds utilizing every day objects of a bigger world as things they usually aren’t meant for, it brings me joy. i think this is what my obsession with Legos stems from

    1
  112. L
    Larry Fried 8 月 19, 2026

    A bit too low stakes for me but still a lovely time! Sometimes, it’s the little things that can make for deeply meaningful story beats.

    1
  113. N
    Neka_Shields 8 月 19, 2026

    continuing my Studio Ghibli streak arrietty’s bedroom is my future home inspiration

  114. L
    LottydoNothing 8 月 19, 2026

    oh to be little and use small things as big furnitures

    1
  115. V
    Vianca 8 月 18, 2026

    what in the disney channel casting

    1
  116. G
    garden_witch 8 月 16, 2026

    no, you didn’t just lose your hair tie… the people in the floorboards just borrowed it.

  117. X
    xeavia 8 月 12, 2026

    Beautiful atmosphere, a creative’s dream. The details are to die for The postal stamps as pictures in the hallways, the house adorned in plants, nails as a staircase, etc. Lovelovelove

  118. B
    berra ☆ 8 月 7, 2026

    sıkıldigim ilk ghibli filmi. ben de saskinim

    1
  119. R
    retaffogato 8 月 3, 2026

    Enjoyed

  120. B
    barrywatching 5 月 23, 2026

    aww

  121. 6
    66baxter 5 月 21, 2026

    Non, moi je le trouve pas mineur

  122. R
    rafael 1 月 5, 2026

    bem legalzinho nada demais eh aquele filme fofo

  123. R
    Roro 8 月 14, 2025

    fun 7.1/10

  124. M
    macdizzle420 8 月 3, 2025

    why is everything just so beautiful in this movie. i need a dollhouse like that carnally.

  125. H
    hiba’ 12 月 18, 2024

    ce film a mon coeur

  126. N
    nerualllllll 11 月 15, 2024

    THE ASMR HELLO??

  127. A
    adrina 8 月 10, 2024

    SHOOOOOOO YOU WILL FOREVER BE MY FAVORITE COWOK GHIBLIIIII😍😍😍😍

  128. S
    shetea 4 月 24, 2024

    & I love arriety sm

  129. V
    v 12 月 10, 2022

    super mimi

  130. C
    Cha_Design 11 月 26, 2022

    Émouvant, et remplis d’aventure !

  131. D
    datscupquake 6 月 1, 2022

    i liked this movie but i don’t think it was that impactful compared to the other ghibli films its underrated for a good reason

  132. Q
    qil 5 月 21, 2022

    coba ketemuin sm tinkerbelle

  133. C
    Ciro Ciro 6 月 22, 2020

    We yo pensé ke se habian enamorado los dos y solo mi pregunta era komo es k tendrían hijos

  134. D
    decdpoet 6 月 1, 2020

    In another life, I lived happily like a fairy and had no responsibilities.

  135. S
    Silja 9 月 11, 2017

    another childhood show so cozy

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M Mirai Shida Arrietty (voice)
R Ryunosuke Kamiki Sho (voice)
T Tomokazu Miura Pod (voice)
K Keiko Takeshita Sadako Maki (voice)
K Kirin Kiki Haru (voice)
S Shinobu Otake Homily (voice)
T Tatsuya Fujiwara Spiller (voice)
S Shin'ichi Hatori Postman (voice)
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writer Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Producer Toshio Suzuki
Executive Producer Koji Hoshino
Editor Rie Matsubara, Hiromi Sasaki, Keiko Kadokawa, Takeshi Seyama
Original Music Cécile Corbel
Sound Koji Kasamatsu, Hajime Takagi, Mika Yamaguchi
Special Effects Keiko Itogawa
Art Direction Yoji Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida
Synopsis
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Studio
Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi Shoji, dentsu
Country
France, Japan, USA
Language
Japanese
Year
2010
Runtime
94 mins

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