Kiki's Delivery Service
A warm, hand-drawn Studio Ghibli gem about a 13-year-old witch who moves to a new city alone and starts a flying delivery service, discovering that growing up means wrestling with self-doubt, loneliness, and finding your place in the world. The story is almost entirely gentle, with a handful of mildly tense action moments near the end and a moving middle-act slump that could spark a lovely conversation about feelings.
A wonderful fit for ages 5 and up; sensitive children around 3–4 may want a grown-up nearby during the storm flight and the climactic blimp scene.
If you’d rather skip
Kiki is nearly clipped by a bus and then a car as she navigates busy city streets on her broomstick for the first time.
A flock of crows attacks Kiki in mid-air, pecking at her arms and her broomstick, before she crashes into a tree.
Kiki and Jiji are caught in a fierce thunderstorm; strong winds and rain batter them, and Kiki struggles to stay on her broom. Thunder may startle younger viewers.