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Lilo & Stitch
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 87 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Family/Kids
Written by: Chris Sanders
Directed by:
Dean Deblois
Chris Sanders
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 21, 2002
DVD: December 3, 2002
Running Time: 89 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG for mild sci-fi action
Starring Daveigh Chase, Jason Scott Lee, Tia Carrere, Chris Sanders, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, and Ving Rhames
A tale of a lonely young Hawaiian girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
A celebration of movie-studio ohana that should warm the hearts of moviegoers everywhere.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
This screwball comedy about a scrappy Hawaiian kid and the rabidly destructive little alien she mistakes for a dog is powered by ferocious joy. And, remarkably, it manages to incorporate traditional Disney values, such as the sanctity of the family, in a visually bold, subversively witty package that's as far from corporate as mainstream movies get.
Washington Post Desson Thomson
The animation, rendered in good old-fashioned watercolors, is appealing. It's easy, rather than flashy, on the eyes. But the best thing about the movie is the humor.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Drawing inspiration from anime and vintage Looney Toons, this beautifully drafted, offbeat charmer is hip, funny - and a bona fide heart tugger for the whole family.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The movie doesn't get all soppy at the end and is surprisingly unsentimental for a Disney animated feature. It keeps its edge and its comic zest all the way through, and although it arrives relatively unheralded, it's a jewel.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Renee Graham
A quirky, welcome addition to Disney's cavalcade of animated stars.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Gregory Weinkauf
Very charming and funny movie.
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Looser and less obviously formulaic in its fresh approach to our hearts, the brash Lilo & Stitch has an unleashed, subversive sense of humor that's less corporate and more uninhibited than any non-Pixar Disney film.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
Hardly a work of state-of-the-art virtuosity, but rather an example of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship.
Read Full Review >Time Richard Corliss
It's a bright, engaging bauble with half a dozen Elvis Presley songs for Mom and Dad, and just enough sass -- Stitch sticks his tongue into his nose and eats his snot -- to keep the tweeners giggling.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps
With its sharp wit and its portrayal of how broken families sometimes fit back together, Lilo would make a fine summer double feature alongside "About A Boy," another film that stays funny while dancing around a tiny abyss.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
By turns endearing and hilarious, Lilo & Stitch is proof the folks at Disney should break their own rules more often.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Simple, sweet family fare, and a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky, spirited fashion.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
The soundtrack is mostly Elvis tunes, and Stitch even does an adorable impersonation of the King. As Elvis might put it, you can't help falling in love with Lilo & Stitch.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak
Although the start of the movie is a little fragmented, and the last quarter turns predictably rote, the middle is heartfelt, wonderfully diverse and empowering.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The most original and amusing animation in recent memory. Kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
The whole movie is a blast, thanks to a whip-smart script clearly written for kids and grownups alike.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Tuned in to the anarchic wisecracks and slapstick humour of traditional Warner Bros. cartoons. In contrast to the computer-generated characters and slick script of a movie like "Shrek," Lilo and Stitch still feels like a cartoon aimed at kids, not their parents.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Has a casual, freewheeling nature in contrast to the creeping grandiosity of some of Disney's A-list animated titles.
Read Full Review >New York Magazine Peter Rainer
Disney's Lilo & Stitch, which is animated in the traditional way, with watercolor backgrounds, is lovely, and funny, too. It owes a great deal to Japanese anime, but there's also a "Looney Tunes" friskiness to it that's distinctively homegrown.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
This movie is by no means a classic in absolute artistic terms, but as a reaffirmation of all but forgotten verities it's an unqualified success.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
In terms of storytelling, voice characterization, and visual appeal, Lilo & Stitch seems more like a wannabe production than an actual Disney effort.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Loren King
Despite its charms, and the refreshingly non-traditional characters, Lilo & Stitch seems diluted and too derivative to be as effective as one wants it to be.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
It's quite an achievement and makes a strong argument in favor of traditional animation this is the first Disney feature since "Dumbo" (1941) to feature watercolor backgrounds, and they're beautiful. But beautiful illustrations and a funny premise can't save this well-meaning kid flick from its dully plotted story.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ed Park
But mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic: two parts exhausting "Men in Black" mayhem to one part family values.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The animation in Lilo & Stitch has an engaging retro-simple vivacity, and it's nice to see a movie for tots make use of Elvis Presley, but the story is witless and oddly defanged.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Here's a tiresome feature that could be made into a wonderful 20-minute film -- or, with a few adjustments, into two or three 10-minute shorts.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 87 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jake C. gave it a4:
The movie was great. it was creative and it made sense(quite) however the series was very disappointing. hated it! the story was stupid because the situation are unrealistic and do not correspond to past event which create a realistic scene. u said stich was immune to the powers of other experiments, howcome the producers never followed this stry lyn. sorry but the sereis stinks. plls post this even if its negative. the crew should consider my opinion to improve their production.
y.s. gave it a10:
i cant stop watching the movie!, i loved it so much!!!
chang j. gave it a10:
Awsome.
inkle gave it a 10:
The best movie!!
Jessie S. gave it a 10:
It's hilarious and heartwarming, showing how even the worst of enemies... can become the best of friends.
Toni R. gave it a 9:
Stitch rulez becuz he can kick gantus butt and is alwayz there when lilo needs him. stitch makes me laugh everytime. EGNA KNARLAKRISTA! ROCK ON STITCH!
_-_Ryth_-_ gave it a 10:
This movie rocks! Stitch is ace!
