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Cried during My Neighbor Totoro. Mostly at the ticket price.
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1990 · Fantasy / Animation / Family
My Neighbor Totoro
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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RELEASE DATE
1990
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GENRE
Fantasy / Animation / Family
PLOT SUMMARY
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-07 21:00 UTC
If My Neighbor Totoro was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-18 18:00 UTC
My Neighbor Totoro has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-08 23:00 UTC
My Neighbor Totoro treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
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Why is My Neighbor Totoro rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
My Neighbor Totoro (1990) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 19/100. Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs awa…
What streaming era or audience vibe does My Neighbor Totoro fit best?+
My Neighbor Totoro works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for fantasy fans. With a Burn Index of 19/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is My Neighbor Totoro worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
My Neighbor Totoro scores 19/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.1k points
Unpopular opinion: My Neighbor Totoro is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought My Neighbor Totoro was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in My Neighbor Totoro?
Everyone praising the My Neighbor Totoro performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 4.3k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in My Neighbor Totoro?
Rewatched My Neighbor Totoro last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.8k points
The cinematography in My Neighbor Totoro is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, My Neighbor Totoro would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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