Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 119 min · Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
83.0 TOPICAL score · #272 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Howl's Moving Castle (2004, directed by Hayao Miyazaki) has a TOPICAL score of 83.0 - ranked 272 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Nebula Award for Best Script. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 8.4/10 (11,565 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 70 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 8.4/10 (11,565 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. Nebula Award for Best Script
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 70 languages
- Still read122,415 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Chieko Baishō, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashūin
“The film also holds an 82/100 average on Metacritic, based on 40 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10