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The Boy and the Heron 2023

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

All-time standing

#2075 of 4,011

By scope

2020s #31 of 733 Top 4% 2023 #8 of 117 Top 5%

Ballots (23)

Decade 1

IndieWire

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2020s
  • Ranked #5
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Year 22

Paste Magazine

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #1
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Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #2
The Atlantic

The Atlantic

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #3
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IndieWire

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #4
Little White Lies

Little White Lies

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #4
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Vulture

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #4
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Polygon

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #7
The Playlist

The Playlist

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #7
The Reveal

The Reveal

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #7

Guardian

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #8
Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #9
The Ringer

The Ringer

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #9
Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #10
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Film Stage

Film Stage

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #13
Screen Slate

Screen Slate

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #13
In Review Online

In Review Online

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #15

Rolling Stone

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #19
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Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #20
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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #24
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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Ranked #24
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BBC

BBC

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Included, unranked
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NPR

NPR

  • Published 2023
  • Year list · 2023
  • Included, unranked
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