Finding Nemo

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Finding Nemo

G

Released May 30, 2003

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) -- who has a really short memory -- joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank.

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Critics Consensus

Breathtakingly lovely and grounded by the stellar efforts of a well-chosen cast, Finding Nemo adds another beautifully crafted gem to Pixar's crown.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Most of all, Finding Nemo is a touching tale which reassures you that even though things may look bleak, it will all turn out well in the end.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 4, 2019

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

Finding Nemo offers as much in terms of thrills, frights, humour and psychological insight as it does in pure technical skill, proving that a movie can be art without being an "art" movie.

Jan 11, 2018

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

A splendid eco-friendly comedy set in the Great Barrier Reef.

Jul 29, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Pixar's Finding Nemo elevated their already visionary and pioneering output to the thematic level of Hayao Miyazaki.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 14, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Easily Pixar's most colorful and joyous movie.

Rated: A+

Sep 18, 2021

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

Finding Nemo teaches the classic Pixar/Disney lessons about the importance of family, acceptance, kindness, and love, but it also an exciting tale of adventure, overcoming adversity, and teamwork.

Apr 1, 2021

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Frans B

Epic. Pixar adds one more to their monumental repertoire. Captivating, amusing, emotional and very entertaining. Extremely well written and brought to screen. Directed to a T by Andrew Stanton. Very memorable and enjoyable to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Oscar S.

Marlin is really funny, he is like Marvin from SML in a lot of ways

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Alfred Junior T

It makes the adventurers and adventure more exciting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Justin R

Albert brooks was The show

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Audience Member

Absolute banger of a movie...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Paul S

This is the most beautiful animated film I have ever seen. The story was great and the characters were amazing, and it was so much fun to watch. I definitely recommend it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Synopsis

Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) -- who has a really short memory -- joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank.

Director: Andrew Stanton
Producer: Graham Walters
Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton, Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, SDDS, Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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