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Initial release: July 8, 2017 (Japan)
Based on: The Little Broomstick; by Mary Stewart
Japanese: メアリと魔女の花
Did you know: "Mary and the Witch's Flower" is the sixth-highest-grossing Japanese film of 2017 (US$29.1 million). wikipedia.org
Yonebayashi pays perfect tribute to Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli with this bewitching and visually dazzling adventure. Studio Ponoc is off to a flying start. Full review
Ben Travis
Empire
Empire
Mary and the Witch’s Flower is a charming children’s entertainment that sometimes seems to have been genetically engineered from other such entertainments. Full review
A.O. Scott
The NYTimes
The NYTimes
It gets there, eventually, but while Studio Ponoc gets its sea legs it also suffers from a kind of halting rhythm and visual flatness. Full review
Emily Yoshida
Vulture
Vulture
Mixed in with all the magicking in this animated flick there's a very firm message about rejecting all that spellcasting stuff. Full review
Bob Hoose
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Plugged In