Studio Ghibli in order

All Studio Ghibli movies 24 films, 42h 24m in all, in release order.

Warriors of the Wind
1984 · 95 min
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
Absolute Cinema
Castle in the Sky
1986 · 125 min
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Absolute Cinema
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · 86 min
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Absolute Cinema
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · 89 min
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Absolute Cinema
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · 103 min
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Worth the Hype
Only Yesterday
1991 · 119 min
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
Worth the Hype
Porco Rosso
1992 · 93 min
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
Worth the Hype
Ocean Waves
1993 · 72 min
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
Popcorn Flick
Pom Poko
1994 · 119 min
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
Worth the Hype
Whisper of the Heart
1995 · 111 min
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
Absolute Cinema
Princess Mononoke
1997 · 134 min
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Absolute Cinema
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · 104 min
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
Popcorn Flick
Spirited Away
2001 · 125 min
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Absolute Cinema
The Cat Returns
2002 · 75 min
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Worth the Hype
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · 119 min
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Absolute Cinema
Tales from Earthsea
2006 · 116 min
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.
Popcorn Flick
Ponyo
2008 · 100 min
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
Worth the Hype
Arrietty
2010 · 95 min
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Worth the Hype
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 · 91 min
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Worth the Hype
The Wind Rises
2013 · 126 min
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Worth the Hype
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · 137 min
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Absolute Cinema
When Marnie Was There
2014 · 103 min
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Absolute Cinema
Earwig and the Witch
2021 · 83 min
A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
Snoozefest
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · 124 min
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Worth the Hype

Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Studio Ghibli in?

1. Warriors of the Wind (1984), 2. Castle in the Sky (1986), 3. My Neighbor Totoro (1988), 4. Grave of the Fireflies (1988), 5. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), 6. Only Yesterday (1991), 7. Porco Rosso (1992), 8. Ocean Waves (1993), 9. Pom Poko (1994), 10. Whisper of the Heart (1995), 11. Princess Mononoke (1997), 12. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), 13. Spirited Away (2001), 14. The Cat Returns (2002), 15. Howl's Moving Castle (2004), 16. Tales from Earthsea (2006), 17. Ponyo (2008), 18. Arrietty (2010), 19. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), 20. The Wind Rises (2013), 21. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013), 22. When Marnie Was There (2014), 23. Earwig and the Witch (2021), 24. The Boy and the Heron (2023).

How long does it take to watch all of Studio Ghibli?

About 42h 24m across 24 released films.

Do any Studio Ghibli films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.