Lilo and Stitch

June 13 – 18

7 pm nightly Friday through Wednesday
1:30 weekend matinées, Sat & Sun June 14 & 15</h6

June 19 & 20

Thursday and Friday
3:30 afternoon screenings only

June 21 – 26

7 pm Nightly Saturday through Thursday
1:30 weekend matinées, Sat & Sun June 21 & 22

*don’t forget we have new seats & AIR CONDITIONING!

Adventure / Comedy / Kids / Family
Rated PG – 1hr 43m

Disney’s 2002 animated film about the little Hawaiian girl who befriends an alien who looks like a blue koala was written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, who would go on to create another heartwarming animated film about a human and a fantastic creature, How to Train Your Dragon. Both have live-action adaptations this year, and the 2025 Lilo & Stitch, maintains the sincere and engaging performances, beautiful settings, chaotic comedy, exhilarating surfing scenes, and touching examples of “ohana,” which means family, including found family.

Children new to the story will enjoy some gross-out humor, slapstick naughtiness, and the reassuring theme that families of all kinds, including those we choose, can be devoted to the idea of ohana. Director Dean Fleischer Camp brings a light touch of the tender-hearted sensibility of his Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. He is careful about preserving the most beloved details of the original but making it more inclusive.

They’ve found the perfect Lilo in Maia Kealoha, which is saying something considering so much of the film rests on the shoulders of this little girl. She exerts just the right attitude, charm, and humor in the role, and does a notably strong job of selling the reality of her scenes with the CGI Stitch (voiced once more by the original film’s co-director, Chris Sanders).

Recapturing the adorable charm of the original if not quite matching its rambunctious sense of imagination, Lilo & Stitch emerges as one of the best Disney live-action remakes. The manic and loveable dynamic between Lilo and Stitch remains extremely adorable and moving (get the tissues ready) thanks to great casting and some nifty CG work. The star of the show is Maia Kealoha in the titular role; she perfectly captures the mischievous, oddball charm of Lilo, though certain changes do rob the character of some of her more nuanced weirdness. However, she’s still a tiny rebel, liberating animals, acting out in her grief-stricken state, and driving her older sister Nani (Sydney Agudong) round the bend.