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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Jenn F.

I loved every minute of this movie! I’ve seen it dozens of times 💜

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Francesco P

Veramente bello ma peggio di alla ricerca di Dory

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Emerson H.

It has an important moral about family, and its animation is undoubtedly impressive, Finding Nemo is worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Athina A

THIS IS AMAZING DONT LISTEN TO REVIEW BELOW. science doesnt matter in a kids movie about fish!!! there isnt too much characters theyre all good and my friend sienna looks like the dentist!!! 😭😭 dory is amazing and shes so amazing and cool that she got a sequel and im glad that the MLI in finding dory wasnt a restaurant!!!!! and seperate characters from voice actors!!!!!!!!!!! 😡 the movie is absolutely amazing i watch it every single day and it was really entertaining to watch i never get bored watching it and the characters are really cool the tank gang guys are funny and the turtles are totally righteous!!!!! and marlin gets character development!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Sienna M

THIS IS TERRIBLE! It's so unscientific and stupid marlin and nemo should have had babies now my little boy thinks that after that happend they have to find the parents And too many charcters ALSO DARLA is copy of my friend athina!! Dory is Annoying and should have gotten cooked!! 😠 😡 Also Ellen de gernarate made love to a wall

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Kristal R

its alright, good for kids

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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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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