Studio Ghibli films, ranked

Ranked after a full rewatch, with the ones people skip put where they belong.

Bookmarks

1. Spirited Away

   5/5

   Miyazaki, 2001. A bathhouse for gods, and a girl who works her way out.

2. My Neighbor Totoro

   5/5

   Miyazaki, 1988. Almost no plot. The bus stop scene is enough.

3. Princess Mononoke

   5/5

   Miyazaki, 1997. Nobody is wrong, which is why the ending hurts.

4. Grave of the Fireflies

   5/5

   Takahata, 1988. Wartime Kobe through two children. You watch it once.

5. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

   5/5

   Takahata, 2013. Charcoal and brushwork; the loveliest thing the studio made.

6. Kiki’s Delivery Service

   4/5

   Miyazaki, 1989. About losing your knack for the work, and getting it back.

7. Only Yesterday

   4/5

   Takahata, 1991. An office worker, a safflower harvest, childhood barging in.

8. Porco Rosso

   4/5

   Miyazaki, 1992. A seaplane pilot with a pig’s face, over the Adriatic.

9. Castle in the Sky

   4/5

   Miyazaki, 1986. The studio’s first film, and one of Hisaishi’s best scores.