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Not really surprising that they have done it again and thanks to Pixar dropping the ball (again) with Cars 2, Oscar this year please? See for more on all things film. The Secret World of Arrietty Arrietty and her four-inch tall family live secretly in another familys house, borrowing simple items for their home - but everything changes when Arrietty is discovered. It's easy for kids to follow and endlessly beautiful to watch. Geraldine McEwan (Miss Marple) is also great as Haru, she is a classic creepy Ghibli old lady and some of the noises she makes are making me laugh just now thinking of them. Olivia Colman (Peep Show, Hot Fuzz) Is brilliant as the panicky Mum of Arrietty constantly fretting about the humans and her daughter running off all the time. But when 12-year-old Shawn (voice of David Henrie), a human boy who comes to stay in the home, discovers his mysterious housemate one evening, a secret friendship blossoms. The majority of the fun in this film comes from watching the tiny borrowers clamber around the shelves using string to rappel off cupboards. Rating: G Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure, Anime. They hide themselves from us humans waiting until night to sneak into our homes and 'Borrow' the things we wont miss, like sugar cubes and tissues. A secret friendship forms when 12-year-old Shawn meets Arrietty, but their relationship could spell danger for Arrietty's family.

Arrietty is The Borrowers (in fact many cinemas are calling it just that) Tiny people live under the floorboards of a house where a young boy with a heart condition is gathering some much needed rest before his impending risky operation. In this whimsical adventure, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives under the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden with her father and mother. Along with some descent English dubbing and the humour that always accompanies tiny people with giant sugar cubes, Arrietty is the usual charming goodness from team Ghibli. And that really comes across when seeing this new offering on the big screen. No matter how realistic your computer generated image is or how much the train conductor looks like Tom Hanks, you can't really compete with the beauty of Ghibli's animation.