When Marnie Was There
A gentle, wistful mystery that unfolds like a half-remembered dream, quietly building to an emotional revelation.
- About
- 2014 anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 103 min
A gentle, wistful mystery that unfolds like a half-remembered dream, quietly building to an emotional revelation.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 6 | |
| Romance | 2 | |
| Tension | 4 | |
| Darkness | 5 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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