Max scores Oscar winner The Boy and the Heron – here’s where you can stream all Studio Ghibli movies
Some of the most beautiful animations ever made are staying on Max in the US – and they’re about to be joined by a newly-awarded Oscar winner
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With excellent timing,Maxhas announced that it’ll be streaming the Oscar-winningThe Boy and The Heronfrom Studio Ghibli in the US. That’s because Max has just extended its multi-year streaming deal with the beloved Japanese studio, a deal that’s been in place since 2020 when the service was still called HBO Max.
That means not only will the Oscar-winning movie be available to watch on one of thebest streaming service’s this year, but Max will continue to host its extensive catalog of Ghibli movies – a catalog that also includes the beautifulSpirited Away, Howl’s Moving CastleandMy Neighbor Totoro. As Max’s VP of content acquisitions Elizabeth Bannan Atcheson said in a statement: “Our subscribers are always looking for unique stories, and we are happy to continue to offer these award-winning, critically acclaimed films and to addThe Boy and the Heronto our deep and rich Max content offering.”
The Boy and the Heronis the latest, and some fear the last, movie from the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. It’s a very beautiful movie, and it’s also desperately sad in places. According to theLA Times, the final moment is “the simplest, loveliest, most quietly shattering thing”.Empiremagazine says it’s “an astonishing, sumptuous animated fantasy featuring everything you love about one of the greatest filmmakers of all time”. AndRogerEbert.comsays it’s “a dream-like vision that reasserts Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s voice and international relevance. It’s gorgeous, ruminative, and mesmerizing, one of the best of 2023.”
Which Studio Ghibli movies can you stream and where can you stream them?
If you’re looking to stream Studio Ghibli movies, the streaming service you need depends on where you live and we have all the info onwhere to watch Studio Ghibli films from anywhere right here.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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