1980s
5 items
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind1984 / 1980s
Castle in the Sky1986 / 1980s
My Neighbor Totoro1988 / 1980s
Grave of the Fireflies1988 / 1980s
Kiki's Delivery Service1989 / 1980s
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Studio Ghibli Movie Tier List Maker
Rank 25 Studio Ghibli feature films with official images, decade filters, a blank board, local autosave, and a friend challenge.
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Critic and audience reference
Studio Ghibli Movies ranked
Placed by blending each film's Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and IMDb user rating on fixed scales, checked September 2026. The same thresholds apply to every film franchise on this site. A starting argument, not a verdict.
- Grave of the Fireflies
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya- My Neighbor Totoro
- Castle in the Sky
Howl's Moving Castle- Kiki's Delivery Service
Whisper of the Heart
Only Yesterday- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Porco Rosso
The Wind Rises
The Secret World of Arrietty
When Marnie Was There
Ponyo
The Red Turtle
The Boy and the Heron
From Up on Poppy Hill
Pom Poko
The Cat Returns
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Ocean Waves
Tales from Earthsea
Earwig and the Witch
Every film here has years of ratings behind it, so these placements are stable.How this ranking is made
Declared scope
Studio Ghibli feature films, 1984-2023
The collection is versioned as template revision 1. Changes to the item roster create a new revision so old links are never silently interpreted as a different list.
Included
- 25 feature-length films from the official works catalog
- One official image tile per film
- Decade filters from the 1980s through the 2020s
Not included
- On Your Mark music video
- Ghiblies episode 2
- TV series, short films, and unannounced projects
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1990s
7 items- Only Yesterday1991 / 1990s
- Porco Rosso1992 / 1990s
- Ocean Waves1993 / 1990s
- Pom Poko1994 / 1990s
- Whisper of the Heart1995 / 1990s
- Princess Mononoke1997 / 1990s
- My Neighbors the Yamadas1999 / 1990s
2000s
5 items- Spirited Away2001 / 2000s
- The Cat Returns2002 / 2000s
- Howl's Moving Castle2004 / 2000s
- Tales from Earthsea2006 / 2000s
- Ponyo2008 / 2000s
2010s
6 items- The Secret World of Arrietty2010 / 2010s
- From Up on Poppy Hill2011 / 2010s
- The Wind Rises2013 / 2010s
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya2013 / 2010s
- When Marnie Was There2014 / 2010s
- The Red Turtle2016 / 2010s
2020s
2 items- Earwig and the Witch2020 / 2020s
- The Boy and the Heron2023 / 2020s
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Ranking guide
How to use this Studio Ghibli movie tier list maker
Put the films you would rewatch tomorrow first, then use the decade filters to compare titles made under similar creative conditions. The result becomes easier to explain than a list built from one famous scene per film.
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Choose whether your top tier means personal comfort, visual craft, soundtrack, or the film you would recommend to someone new.
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Compare films within their decade before making a final cross-era call, especially for early hand-drawn and later digital work.
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Review closely matched titles after the full board is visible and turn that disagreement into a friend challenge instead of forcing a false consensus.
Studio Ghibli Movies tier list criteria that keep the board consistent
- How often you want to revisit the film
- Character, setting, music, and visual storytelling together
- Your own emotional response rather than box office or an assumed fan consensus
Roster freshness
25 feature films from the official Studio Ghibli works catalog
The roster follows the official Studio Ghibli works page and includes its feature-length films through The Boy and the Heron. On Your Mark and Ghiblies episode 2 are excluded because this page is specifically a feature-film tier list, not every short or music-video project.
Studio Ghibli official works catalogHow versioned Studio Ghibli Movies links stay readable
This page uses template revision 1. Built-in items have stable IDs, so a share or challenge link can restore their tier positions without embedding image files. If a future released roster changes, it receives a new revision instead of silently changing an older link.
Studio Ghibli movie tier list maker FAQ
How was the reference ranking made?
Each film is scored from its Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and IMDb user rating on the same fixed scales as every film board here — the full method is on the methodology page. Ghibli's run is strong enough that eighteen of its 25 films reach A or S. Earwig and the Witch, at 28% with critics and 4.7 on IMDb, is the lowest-scored film on any board on this site.
Which Studio Ghibli movies are included?
All 25 feature films in the declared official-works scope, from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to The Boy and the Heron.
Why are On Your Mark and Ghiblies episode 2 missing?
They are not feature films, so they are outside this feature-film collection by design.
Can I rank Ghibli movies by decade?
Yes. The image bank includes decade filters so you can compare films made in a similar era first.
Can I share my Studio Ghibli movie tier list?
Built-in placements restore from the share link. Where an image source does not permit PNG use, the downloaded result uses a text label instead.
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