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Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

1h 8m2005United States of America
AnimationFamilialComédieScience-Fiction

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Watch-outs

Scary scenesDeath / griefSadness / tearsMockery

What this film brings

friendshipfamilyperseveranceempathy

Content barometer

Violence

1/5

légerfort

Mild

Fear

2/5

légerfort

A few scenes

Sexuality

0/5

légerfort

None

Language

1/5

légerfort

Mild

Narrative complexity

0/5

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Simple

Adult themes

0/5

légerfort

None

Expert review

This animated family sequel keeps a lively, affectionate, often funny tone, while adding more emotional worry through Stitch's declining condition and his fear of hurting the people he loves. Sensitive material mainly includes a few loss of control episodes, cartoon style roughhousing, conflict between children, repeated teasing toward Lilo, and an existing bereavement context because the girls' parents died before the story begins. The intensity stays moderate and highly stylized, with no graphic violence or real horror, yet several scenes of distress, sadness, and possible separation may unsettle very young viewers, especially when a character appears sick or emotionally overwhelmed. Overall, the film is reassuring and clearly designed for broad family viewing, with strong themes of loyalty, care, and belonging. For children around ages 4 to 6, adult support can help explain Stitch's episodes, the pressure of the dance competition, and the bullying, while reminding them that the characters are trying to protect one another.

Synopsis

Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with Lilo and to short him out for good!

Difficult scenes

Stitch has several sudden episodes that feel like seizures or loss of control. These moments may worry young children because his behavior changes abruptly and he may break things or frighten Lilo without meaning to. Lilo is teased by other girls, especially around dance and comparisons to her mother. The tension escalates into a physical reaction from Lilo, which may resonate strongly with children who are sensitive to bullying or scenes of social humiliation. The story also depends on the fear that an important family member might have to leave or might stop being himself. Even without harsh imagery, that possible separation, combined with the remembered death of the parents, gives the film an emotional sadness that some children may need help processing.

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About this title

Format
Feature film
Year
2005
Runtime
1h 8m
Countries
United States of America
Original language
EN
Directed by
Michael LaBash, Tony Leondis
Main cast
Chris Sanders, Dakota Fanning, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Kunewa Mook, Jason Scott Lee, William J. Caparella, Holliston Coleman, Matt Corboy
Studios
Disney Television Animation, DisneyToon Studios