Movie Review and GIVEAWAY: Lilo & Stitch (2025), now available on digital {ends 8/2}

Movie Review and GIVEAWAY: Lilo & Stitch (2025), now available on digital {ends 8/1}

I saw the new Lilo & Stitch live-action adaptation back in late May, in theaters, and really enjoyed it—more so than the original, actually, which came out in 2002 (and which I rewatched the day before seeing this one).

One of my lucky readers will win a digital code for the movie! See below for details.

Lilo & Stitch movie review 2025

About the movie:

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch surfs onto digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on July 22, before making its extraterrestrial entry on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on August 26.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch has officially crossed $1 billion at the global box office, making it the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) title of 2025 to reach the milestone. Following its record-breaking $183 million Memorial Day weekend debut, the film has become the year’s top-grossing MPA release both worldwide and internationally. 

Lilo & Stitch movie review 2025

Film synopsis:

Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp, with a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, and introducing Maia Kealoha. Lilo & Stitch is produced by Jonathan Eirich, p.g.a. and Dan Lin, with Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost, Thomas Schumacher serving as executive producers.

Lilo & Stitch movie review 2025

Bonus features:

Deleted Scenes:

  • Nani Cleans Up
  • My Name is Nani 
  • ‘Ohana Means Family: Making Lilo & Stitch – Learn how an animated classic becomes an instant live-action favorite. Explore the challenges of bringing Stitch into the real world, how the familiar images of the original were recreated, and join returning cast members on a set that embodies ‘ohana.
  • Drawn to Life – Check out scenes from the animated original film alongside their live-action counterparts to see how these beloved key moments were faithfully recreated. And uncover some easter eggs along the way!
  • Bloopers – Take a look at some of the fun mishaps on set with the cast and crew of Lilo & Stitch.
  • Scenes with Stitch – Hear Stitch talk about some of his favorite scenes as he watches the movie play.
  • Escape To Earth
  • Feeding Fish
  • Hula Performance
  • Stitch Gets Named
  • Bath Time
  • Watch This 

*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer

Lilo & Stitch movie review 2025

My review:

I really liked this movie—in general, I find a lot of the Disney live-action movies to not be as good as their predecessors, with some exceptions (Aladdin, for one, I really enjoyed). This film was very sweet and having a live-action Stitch was not as weird as I was expecting it to be—he just looks very fuzzy.

The acting was great here, too, especially Lilo (relative newcomer Maia Kealoha), as a little girl who just wanted a friend. 

I'd recommend this movie for anyone who enjoyed the first one—but you don't have to have previously seen the first one to be able to enjoy this one. I actually rewatched the first one (from 2002) a day or two before seeing this one, and I enjoyed this one more—it was funnier than I expected, too, with some jokes throughout.

3.5/5 stars. 

Movie Review and GIVEAWAY: Lilo & Stitch (2025), now available on digital {ends 8/1}

GIVEAWAY:

One of my lucky readers will win a digital code for the new Lilo & Stitch movie!

Enter via the widget below. Giveaway will end on Saturday, August 2nd, at 11:59pm EST, and winner will be notified via email the next day.

Code can be redeemed at MoviesAnywhere.com.

U.S. and Canadian residents only, please.

Good luck!

Digital copy of Lilo & Stitch

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