Coco
Coco is a warm, music-filled adventure set in Mexican Día de los Muertos tradition, following a boy who crosses into the Land of the Dead to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. The film deals openly and repeatedly with death, grief, and family loss, which is the main thing to prepare younger viewers for.
Most children 5 and up handle it well with a parent nearby, though sensitive children under 5 may find the skeletal characters and emotional finale overwhelming.
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The film's framing of death as something that only truly ends when you are forgotten opens naturally into conversation about memory and how we keep loved ones alive.
The villain reveals his true nature and transforms into a large monstrous skeletal creature; the confrontation is intense and may frighten younger or sensitive children.
The final sequence involves a character fading from existence due to being forgotten, followed by an emotional musical farewell; this section is the most likely to distress young children or prompt questions about death.