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The Little Mermaid

Play trailer 2:18 Poster for The Little Mermaid PG Released May 26, 2023 2h 15m Kids & Family Musical Fantasy Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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The youngest of King Triton's daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life -- and her father's crown -- in jeopardy.
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With Halle Bailey making a major splash in the title role, Disney's live-action Little Mermaid ranks among the studio's most enjoyable reimaginings.

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Halle Bailey is outstanding in The Little Mermaid -- and most of the other new additions to this version of the story hit the mark as well.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Halle Bailey is doing her damndest, in spite of underwater CGI effects that frankly make her look like a waxwork. Rated: 2/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Caroline Siede Girl Culture (Substack) The delightful sits alongside the baffling in Marshall’s adaptation, which is so often the way it goes with these Disney live action remakes. Oct 2, 2023 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Parts of this movie are truly enchanting, especially the underwater scenes. The opening moments on Prince Eric’s ship are thrillingly filmed and the “Under the Sea” number is a glorious Busby Berkeley underwater fantasia. Rated: B+ Jul 7, 2023 Full Review Calum Cooper Cinerama Film The result is another mixed bag that may contain some rare pearls within its shell but can only dream of being part of its animated counterpart’s world. Rated: 2/5 Jul 19, 2024 Full Review Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch The film feels at once too stunted for an actual musical and too expansive to be just another movie. Rated: 6.9/10 Oct 29, 2023 Full Review Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City The music does seem to soar for the most part, and the movie is all elevated by Halle Bailey, she's fantastic. Rated: 3/5 Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Haley R So beautiful seeing this childhood favorite come to live action. They did a beautiful job. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Isaiah A It was absolutely, ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL🔥🔥!! I enjoyed every second of it. Halle Bailey did a phenomenal job as Ariel. Not just with the acting part but also the singing part. Also I liked how it perfectly balanced with keeping some of the things we liked about the original animated 1989 film while also providing some new things. I also liked the new songs that were added. Not to mention, this version also shed some light on the original. This is the best Disney live action remake I’ve seen since The Jungle Book, Aladdin and The Lion King. So without further ado, I’m gonna give The Little Mermaid (2023) an A+. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Lisa since when Eric sings? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Gabriel Bourque while I liked Halle Bailey's performance and singing voice and Jonah Hauer Kings song, this movie is just the same thing as the 1989 movie only Ariel is more heroic than before it's just... Meh Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Iris Stop trying to change classics. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Hector P The story and music brought nothing new to the table, but the gorgeous picture and visuals are worth watching this 2 hour long movie. And Halle Bailey, she definitely is a show stopper and I can't wait to see her future as an actress. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The youngest of King Triton's daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life -- and her father's crown -- in jeopardy.
Director
Rob Marshall
Producer
Marc Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John DeLuca, Rob Marshall
Screenwriter
David Magee
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Lucamar
Rating
PG (Some Scary Images|Action/Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 26, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 25, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$298.2M
Runtime
2h 15m
Sound Mix
DTS, Dolby, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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