Big Hero 6
A warm-hearted Disney superhero adventure about a grieving boy and his inflatable robot companion in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo. The film carries genuine emotional weight around sibling loss and depression alongside its action-packed superhero fun.
Best suited for kids 7 and up who are comfortable with themes of death, grief, and a persistent masked villain.
If you’d rather skip
Illegal robot fighting pit: robots are armed with blades and one tears another apart; owners are disappointed but there is no emotional distress toward the robots.
A sudden, loud explosion kills Hiro's older brother Tadashi; the scene cuts directly to a rain-soaked funeral, and the impact is not softened.
Hiro's grief is shown as isolation, skipping school, not eating, and discarding his future plans; this realistic portrayal of depression may prompt big questions from young viewers.