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GenreFeature film
RatedPG
Runtime1 hr 48 mins
ReleasedMay 23, 2025
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorDean Fleischer Camp
StarringSydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham
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Lilo & Stitch (2025)
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| Lilo & Stitch's Details | |
| Genre | Feature film |
| Rated | PG |
| Released | 05/17/2025 (El Capitan Theatre); 05/23/2025 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 48 mins |
| Budget | $100M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Lilo & Stitch productions |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Lilo & Stitch's Interests | |
| General | Hula, Kauai, sisters, animal shelters, luaus, alien space cops, very questionable dogs. |
| Music | Dan Romer. |
| Movies | Lilo & Stitch (2002). The hand-drawn original, still a classic. |
| Television | Lilo & Stitch: The Series. More experiments, more chaos. |
| Heroes | Nani. Big sister, full-time guardian, running on zero sleep. |
| Lilo & Stitch's Crew | |
| Director | Dean Fleischer Camp |
| Writers | Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, Mike Van Waes |
| Producers | Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin |
| Cinematography | Nigel Bluck |
| Music | Dan Romer |
| Edited By | Adam Gerstel, Phillip J. Bartell |
| Production | Walt Disney Pictures, Rideback |
| Distributed By | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Somewhere on the way from the original cartoon to this remake, Jumba stopped being a goofy mad scientist and became the bad guy, and the movie feels a little heavier for it. Dean Fleischer Camp keeps the bones. Experiment 626 escapes to Kauaʻi, Lilo gets bounced from hula school for shoving Mertle off the stage, and Nani has three days to prove to a social worker that she can raise her sister. Lilo adopts the weird "dog" from the shelter, and Stitch promptly gets Nani fired from her luau job. Maia Kealoha is a find as Lilo, all stubborn heart, and Stitch is exactly as chaotic and huggable as he needs to be. Critics grumbled about the changes, from a missing villain to a big shift in the sisters’ story, and it never matches the original’s imagination. Audiences gave it an A CinemaScore anyway, and it made $1.04 billion worldwide. A 6.4 because the heart survived the trip. $1,951 says you say ʻohana out loud twice this week, and once it’s to defend the dog.
What works: Maia Kealoha is a natural as Lilo, Stitch is a chaotic delight, and the bond between the sisters still lands hard.
What doesn’t: Turning Jumba into a straight villain and cutting the original’s oddest touches makes it safer and less imaginative than the cartoon.
Who it’s for: Families who grew up on the cartoon and want to share it with kids who’ll scream every time Stitch breaks something.
Spoilers
Stitch nearly drowns saving Lilo, and David revives him. Lilo’s guardianship is transferred to David, Tūtū and Cobra Bubbles, keeping her at home, and a mid-credits scene shows Nani studying marine biology in San Diego with Lilo’s blessing, visiting by Jumba’s portal gun.
Way out in space, scientist Jumba (Zach Galifianakis) gets busted for building Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders), a small, nearly unbreakable ball of chaos. 626 steals a ride and crash-lands on Kauai. Down there, Lilo (Maia Kealoha) just got kicked out of hula class, and her big sister Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong) is raising her alone while social worker Mrs. Kekoa (Tia Carrere) gives her three days to get it together. Lilo adopts a strange little dog from the shelter and names him Stitch. Up in space, Jumba and Agent Pleakley (Billy Magnussen) get sent to fetch him. Dean Fleischer Camp directs. One hundred eight minutes, one extremely questionable dog.
Anyone with a weird family that still works. Ohana rules apply.
the voice of Agent Wendell Pleakleyphoto: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
the voice of the Grand Councilwomanphoto: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
| Maia Kealoha | Lilo Pelekai |
| Sydney Elizebeth Agudong | Nani Pelekai |
| Chris Sanders | the voice of Stitch |
| Zach Galifianakis | the voice of Dr. Jumba Jookiba |
| Billy Magnussen | the voice of Agent Wendell Pleakley |
| Courtney B. Vance | Cobra Bubbles |
| Amy Hill | Tūtū |
| Tia Carrere | Mrs. Kekoa |
| Kaipo Dudoit | David Kawena |
| Hannah Waddingham | the voice of the Grand Councilwoman |
| Jason Scott Lee | the manager for the resort lū'au Nani and David work at call |
| Celia Kenney | AJ |
| Skyler Bible | Agent Foster |
| Judy Nguyen | Agent Huynh |
| Christian Yeung | Agent Zhao |
| Emery Hookano-Briel | Mertle Edmonds |
| David Hekili Kenui Bell (credited | David H.K. Bell) as the "Big Hawaiian Dude" |
| Mike Mitchell | the voice of the Hammerhead Guard |
| Karly McGowan | the voice of the Adorable Psycho |
| Ashley Lambert | the voice of the ship |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 19 October 2026 DataBot +560 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $1.04B; Domestic box office $423.8M; Opening weekend $146M; Profit / loss (est.) +$369M; Rotten Tomatoes 72%; CinemaScore A; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 72% (218 reviews); Metacritic 53 / 100; Rotten Tomatoes audience 91% (10,000+ verified ratings); PostTrak audience 90% positive; CinemaScore A; IMDb users 6.7 / 10 (99,170 votes); movie.guru score 6.9.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 19 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.