Studio Ghibli Films Ranked

9/10, the pinnacle of Ghibli films, a great fantasy adventure. Only reason I don't give a 10 is the forced attempt to bring "love" into the story with the young leads. I didn't buy it, needed more work to make it plausible especially as the girl is younger than in most of these films.

9/10, A gut punch, definitely not something to go into lightly but an incredible story nonetheless.

9/10, I think this is the first Ghibli film i saw and it certainly set my expectations for what this studio should be able to make.

8/10, can't quite get to a 9. A sweet film that I enjoyed more on rewatch.

8/10, Has similar themes to Princess Mononoke, I suppose Ghibli refined the formula that Nusicaa had to make that one.

8/10, Why do the female leads always get their hair cut in these fantasy films? Same happened in Castle in the Sky... of course Howl is a much more interesting film and doesn't have the Loony Toons slapstick stuff either.

8.0/10, The boy Arrietty meets irritates me more on rewatch so dropping my ranking a tad, the wonder of the little people known as Borrowers just didn't have quite the same impact. Can keep the 8 rating I suppose.

7/10, Definitely a strange one but incredibly cute without being too overloading with it. A little fish turns into a girl to be close to the little boy she met, magic and hijinks then occur. What sticks out with me after watching this film is what an insane driver Lisa is, how did that woman get her license? It also bugged me a little that a fish from the ocean is fine in fresh water but given the magical elements I suppose I need to let that slide, heh.

7/10. Not sure this is a film that kids would be into but who knows. I thought it was a decent watch if nothin spectacular.

7/10, Tried hard to make me tear up and failed mostly.

7.0/10, Should probably be rated lower than a 7 but giving it a boost for its intriguing animation.

6/10, aimed at young girls so not a real entertaining watch for me.

6/10, Fluff that just didn't grab me.

6/10, The cast annoyed me, the action felt like it needed that Benny Hill music playing over it, just couldn't take the film at all seriously despite what was occurring being rather serious at times. Film a big swing and a miss.

6/10, I think children would love this and those who are more childlike at heart I suppose. I was bored but I recognize that this is still a great film and a great accomplishment but as it failed for me personally I can't rate this any higher than a 6.

6/10, teenage drama that felt like a waste of time. Was bored some of the time but I didn't outright dislike it like some other Ghibli titles.

6.0/10, A film about saving their school clubhouse from demolition with a subplot of the parentage of the main boy and girl. About as interesting as cleaning your room. I'll be generous though and rate this at a flat 6/10.

5/10, I kind of enjoyed this on my first watch but was a chore when I rewatched it. Designing airplanes for 2 hrs with a bit of "romance" of him working instead of spending time with his wife. Meh. Miyazaki and others may see this as great, I can't.

5/10, I can't lie about this, as much as I want to love this latest Ghibli film I simply didn't. I was bored for most of it. I could not connect with the boy in film, he felt adrift from any emotion and I could not understand either his actions or the story that was presented, just felt dead inside and boredom quickly took over. The Heron wasn't even really a supporting character and was terrible morally though the film wanted me to feel some kind of redemption at the end? Nope. Concludes abruptly and not sure what lessons came from it. Was it all like a fever dream? Dunno and don't care. I'll rank it a step lower than The Wind Rises.

5/10, is this even a complete movie? No actual resolution and nothing really happens in the film anyway. In terms of narrative and movie making Earwig should actually be rated lower but I was never outright annoyed watching. Just left completely unsatisfied as this could have been much better. Making it a 2hr film like other Ghibli works would have given the story time to actually have a point.

5/10, Muddled film, stuff seems to just happen, characters do things that make no sense. Quite a disappointing film if not outright terrible. No real payoff from what is set up at the start, just a generic "life is important because it ends" message.

4/10. To be frank I couldn't finish this, watched two or three skits and had to stop. I suppose is a good film if you want to show a group of PSAs but otherwise...

4/10. These Ghibli films are often full of messaging about environmental issues but this was simply hitting the viewer over the head in a dull film about tanuki losing their forest homes thanks to urban development. Very adult as well, tanuki and humans die though I feel nothing for them. Animators also have a passion for raccoon testicles, an obsession really.

4/10, I know this is aimed squarely at children but because of that I really could not get into this, the characters were flat and simplistic as was the story. Main girl was completely unlikable to me. I found the "lesson" she learned from her experience to be completely unimpactful as well as I really didn't feel as if she had any issues at all, even in a way that teenagers think of as serious. Her quick talk with her mother at the end for one annoyed me to no end for a reason I can't specify without a spoiler but I thought it completely contradicted that "lesson" she was to have learned. Terribly disappointing film.