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FilmPG2014
When Marnie Was There
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real. From TMDB
202 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 27, 2026 · last updated Oct 28, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TMDB reviews * | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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When Marnie Was There is a 2014 animation drama family film, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, starring Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Nanako Matsushima.
- 139 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Apr 18, 2015 to Oct 27, 2026
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60 of 202 · most liked firstMovie: When Marnie Was There Language: English Country: United States Rest in peace Catherine O'Hara (1954 - 2026) 🕯
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching: When Marnie Was There (English Dub) RIP Eric Bauza
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s going to be bittersweet and heartbreaking watching the English dub for When Marnie Was There later tonight. :(
positive · AI labelView post →When Marnie Was There isn’t the best Studio Ghibli film, but this may be the one that I identified with the most. As someone who has been going through severe depression, being isolating from the world, and filled with self-hatred, I resonate with this film so much It hurts. It really, really hurts
positive · AI labelView post →I will never forgive When Marnie Was There for that twist.
negative · AI labelView post →[News] Studio Ghibli Fest will bring 14 movies back to theaters this year in the US. From the article: > The movies are playing in select AMC and Regal theaters across the US, with a few dates for each title in both Japanese and English dubbed. > The full list is: Spirited Away (April 27-May 1), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (May 19 and 21), Castle in the Sky (May 20 and 22), The Secret World of Arrietty (June 9 and 11), When Marnie Was There (June 10 and 12), Princess Mononoke (July…
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching: When Marnie Was There
neutral · AI labelView post →We’re finally in the home stretch. The final week of the Studio Ghibli marathon! I’ll see you much later tonight to see When Marnie Was There!
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched When Marnie Was There, In the Mouth of Madness, and Tokyo Godfathers the past three nights. Good films
positive · AI labelView post →Categorically refuse to watch When Marnie Was There with anything but a lesbian lens
neutral · AI labelView post →When Marnie Was There is a coming-of-age story about the complexities of multigenerational class identity and family structures From Up on Poppy Hill is a coming-of-age tale about complex family structures during the post-war economic miracle of 1960s Japan. The Wind Rises is a biopic about
neutral · AI labelView post →Even the ones like My Neighbor Totoro and When Marnie Was There have heavy topics. He shows us beauty and hope and love can always be found.
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... Speed Racer The Last Jedi When Marnie Was There The Christophers #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
neutral · AI labelView post →#MovieMadness #MovieChallenge Day 7 - Your Favourite Foreign Language Movies When Marnie Was There (2014) A beautiful and bittersweet film I was just introduced to by a beautiful young man.
positive · AI labelView post →R.I.P. to an acting legend —Catherine O’Hara. Tonight the movie game is a nod to her. I was thinking of doing a rewatch rewind of classics but a scan of my list still provided a matchup of movies I haven’t seen Nuggets win - When Marnie Was There Nuggets lose - Penelope #MileHighBasketball
neutral · AI labelView post →Was reminded of this background art study I did last year from When Marnie Was There. I agonized over every tiny detail for a week and a half.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched "When Marnie Was There" because I like hurting myself emotionally 🥲👍
positive · AI labelView post →Today is Masashi Ando's 57th birthday! An animator on several Ghibli releases, he notably worked as character designer and animation director on Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and When Marnie Was There.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yonebayashi Hiromasa turns 53 today! The director of Arrietty and When Marnie Was There was born on this day in 1973.
neutral · AI labelView post →Quote with 5 MOVIES to get to know you 1. Coraline 2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire 4. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 5. When Marnie Was There
neutral · AI labelView post →Person who loves doomed yuri watching When Marnie Was There: Oh, darn
neutral · AI labelView post →Taking it one moment at a time. Getting ready to tuck in for the night, for some much needed sleep after watching a Studio Ghibli film. "When Marnie Was There" after a hot bath, hit the spot. Finding comfort in softness and the good things.
positive · AI labelView post →Game! What are five movies you wish every human would see? They don't have to be your favourites - just films that changed your brain chemistry. 1. El Orfanato 2. When Marnie Was There 3. 500 Days of Summer 4. Frankenstein (1931) 5. Mysterious Skin
neutral · AI labelView post →Ranking the 70 Ghibli scenes that affect me the most / what I think is the best. #55 is Anna's first anxiety attack from When Marnie Was There. I find Anna to be a refreshing character in the Ghibli canon.
positive · AI labelView post →41. When Marnie Was There (10/10) I know THAT twist often sours how people watch the film, but holy shit. The emotional impact of...well...everything doesn't even BEGIN to dull despite it. It's so damn heartwarming AND heartbreaking!
positive · AI labelView post →[Discussion] The Best Anime Movie From Every Year of the 2010s, Ranked. Ranked 10-1, in order - *K-On! The Movie* (2011) - *The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya* (2010) - *Promare* (2019) - *Saint Young Men* (2013) - *The Boy and the Beast* (2015) - *I Want to Eat Your Pancreas* (2018) - *When Marnie Was There* (2014) - *Wolf Children* (2012) - *Night Is Short, Walk On Girl* (2017) - *A Silent Voice* (2016)
neutral · AI labelView post →Kazuko Yoshiyuki #KazukoYoshiyuki (JPN) Born: Aug. 9, 1935 Died: Sept. 2, 2025 Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuko_... IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm09490... Notable Roles: Toki - Ponyo Nan - When Marnie Was There #Ponyo
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember years back, pretransiton my wife and I watched When Marnie Was There thinking through a portion of it feeling like it was a story of sapphic love between a girl and a ghost for a large portion of the movie and then it ended up being about familial love 🫠
neutral · AI labelView post →Marnie (Old) Movie: When Marnie Was There Year: 2015 Catherine O'Hara had a voice cameo in the English dub for Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There starring Hailee Steinfeld as the voice of Anna. #WhenMarnieWasThere
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Last Four Friday! What are YOUR #LastFourWatched?#LetterboxdFriday #filmsky 📽️ When Marnie Was There was so good. I also think more people should check out The Dead Don't Hurt. It's a beyond solid tragically romantic western, and I haven't seen much talk about it
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: When Marnie Was There. So good!
positive · AI labelView post →When Marnie Was There (2014) this definitely feels like one of the more underrated ghibli movies. it's not like, one of their absolute GOATs, but it's a very solid and well-made movie that i really enjoyed
positive · AI labelView post →10 fav movies: 1: Earth Girls Are Easy 2: When Marnie Was There 3: The Shape of Water 4: Who Framed Roger Rabbit 5: Clueless 6: Mamma Mia! 7: Steven Universe: The Movie 8: Coraline 9: The Devil Wears Prada 10: The Fifth Element
neutral · AI labelView post →In theory it could still be gay but that's a When Marnie Was There situation and Disney isn't ever going to be ready for THAT
neutral · AI labelView post →The next Studio Ghibli movie is The Red Turtle, which I just read a summary of and it promises to be as fucked up, if not moreso, than When Marnie Was There. It is also, I believe, the only Studio Ghibli movie to not be directed by a Japanese person? The director is Dutch.
neutral · AI labelView post →When Marnie Was There. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi for Studio Ghibli, this is a truly captivating movie! Essential viewing if you’re adopted or a few yourself are a parent of any kind. True art not seen with the eyes or heard with the ears, but an experience felt with the heart.
positive · AI labelView post →Have unfortunately been reminded of When Marnie Was There and how mad that movie makes me
negative · AI labelView post →Marnie from “when Marnie was there”!!! #studioghibli #whenmarniewasthere #art #tradart #traditionalart #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking about When Marnie Was There a lot again. I should rewatch it soon. Maybe after Look Back today or tomorrow. youtu.be/kbK3Uwf-cOw?...
neutral · AI labelView post →OH HOLD ON LIKE FULL SCRATCH THAT. "When Marnie Was There." WILL SPECIFICALLY KILL YOU LIKE A BULLET TO THE CHEST. I HAVE FORESEEN IT.
positive · AI labelView post →I would also like to add that Catherine O’Hara was the older version of the titular Marnie in When Marnie Was There. This is easily my favorite Ghibli movie, and among my top five favorite movies ever. It may have been a small role at the end of the day, but deeply impactful.
positive · AI labelView post →A movie I love with a person I love 🥰 (Alternate title: The power of friendship) :p This happened a week ago but I haven't had enough energy to draw 'til now We watched When Marnie Was There if anyone was wondering Featuring @faewlyd.bsky.social! 💜 (1/2)
positive · AI labelView post →I watched When Marnie Was There (2014) for the first time today!
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite Ghibli movie is... When Marnie Was There! I love the atmosphere and aesthetics in this one, and the story was a personal, touching tale.
positive · AI labelView post →And that's it for "When Marnie Was There". A simple Ghibli movie that does a good job mixing the mythical with the everyday. I enjoyed it...not quite as much as "Arrietty" but still a nice watch. #YearOfGhibli #WhenMarnieWasThere @ochan35.bsky.social @digiranma.bsky.social @thechamp9070.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →when alluka was there 🤍 one of my comfort movie and comfort character i wanna give them a big hug :'( #ghibli #whenmarniewasthere #hxh #alluka #hunterxhunter
neutral · AI labelView post →When Marnie Was There fan songs??? Those like actually exist??? What???
neutral · AI labelView post →[spoilers] "When Marnie Was There" is genuinely one of the most perplexing movies I've seen in recent memory. What do you mean a near lesbian coded relationship with a ghost (living memory?) turns out to be a blood relative?????? This movie had so many different vibes to go this direction
neutral · AI labelView post →July: When Marnie Was There is another story that sees its protagonist go to the countryside for the summer. Like Yonebayashi's previous film Arrietty, it changes the setting of an English novel to Japan, but it finds a suitable substitute for Norfolk marshes in the Kushiro wetlands of Hokkaido.
neutral · AI labelView post →one fun part of When Marnie Was There is that it had the standard-issue Studio Ghibli Vivacious Elegant Lady, although in this case she was a deadbeat mom who was better at party repartee than at parenting!
neutral · AI labelView post →Showing When Marnie Was There to someone who DOESN'T know the film's infamous twist makes me laugh like a little gremlin~
neutral · AI labelView post →#FantasyIndiesMaytober day 22: Book-to-movie adaptation !!WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE!! It's my favorite movie of all time and one of the most beautiful stories ever and it makes me ugly cry every time I watch it. YOU 🫵should go watch it so I have more people to talk about it with.
positive · AI labelView post →Another movie date with @chuuna-moe.bsky.social, watching When Marnie Was There One of my favourites so far 🥹💕
positive · AI labelView post →Fav Ghibli film? Mine is When Marnie Was There. Howl is close second and Arriety is my third.
positive · AI labelView post →Some When Marnie Was There shots. 🏡 The Wetland Mansion is a unique blend of architectural styles, with some whispers suggesting the windows were modeled after the historic British Consulate in Hakodate. #ghibli #studioghibli #スタジオジブリ #whenmarniewasthere #architecture #vintage #archdaily
neutral · AI labelView post →10 Films to Know Me: Clueless Earth Girls Are Easy When Marnie Was There The Shape of Water In the Mood For Love Mamma Mia Over the Moon Steven Universe: The Movie Coraline Annihilation
neutral · AI labelView post →Add “between my legs” to a movie title. When Marnie Was There Between My Legs
neutral · AI labelView post →WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
neutral · AI labelView post →I typically don’t like using the word but if people want to see a real queer bait yuri anime that will really make them mad, they should watch When Marnie Was There.
negative · AI labelView post →Recommending When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty!
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