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Lilo & Stitch
'This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little, and broken, but still good.' 💙
Who it's for
Lilo is grieving, lonely and often in trouble, and Stitch is literally built to destroy, yet the film treats both with warmth rather than blame.
Lonely→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 Walt Disney animated film written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. On the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, orphaned teenager Nani struggles to raise her younger sister Lilo while a social worker, Cobra Bubbles, warns that Lilo could be placed in foster care.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Parents' deaths and a near-drowning.
Age: PG (mild sci-fi action; MPAA)
Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
