The Little Mermaid Live!

2019

1h 24m

Kids & Family

Musical

Fantasy

Romance

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36%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

100+ Ratings

Audience Score

An adventure under the sea with live musical performances by an all-star cast interwoven into the original film.

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Critics Consensus

A strange hybrid that's more confusing than charming, The Little Mermaid Live! flounders under the weight of its own lofty ambitions.

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Alexis R

This was much more enjoyable than the live action. I swear on my life. If you disliked the live action, give this a shot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Tabitha B

One of the worst live musicals I've ever seen

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Jeffrey M

The Little Mermaid Live is a terrible movie. It's a good story ( like the original ), but there are too many breaks in the action, and that makes it bad. I didn't watch the The Little Mermaid live very recently, but O remember it was really bad. Me and my family didn't even finish the movie because of those constant breaks. What a bad movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Kendra F

Very disappointing, worst part was the horrible graphics. Did not feel like a exciting Disney movie quality. Casting didn't make sense/wasn't good. The animated characters; Flounder, Scuttle and Sebastian were weird looking and didn't sound much like their original cartoon selves. I cringed from beginning to end…

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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llovey77 7

Loved it going for another round

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Max A

I wonder if most (all) people who reviewed this show in 2023 know this isn't the 2023 remake, but a stage show, hence the live! in the name. About the product. I think it works better if you are in the audience. But I saw itbon Disney+, and this makes it strange. You got completely out of it everytime they showed the audience. It is a strange brand between the animated movie and a stage show (also with behind the scene moments). I recommend it to watch at least once, but I would always prefer the original movie over the stage show (which already is a big part of the show).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Hamish Hamilton

Director

Auli'i Cravalho

Ariel

Queen Latifah

Ursula

Shaggy

Sebastian

John Stamos

Chef Louis

Graham Phillips

Prince Eric

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Eric Deggans

NPR

The result was an experience that often felt like a ride at a Disney theme park - great for young fans, less so for more experienced eyes, even when star Auli'i Cravalho offered a note-perfect performance as the Little Mermaid herself, Ariel.

Nov 23, 2019

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Monique Jones

Shadow and Act

The characters needed room to grow as the story developed, and we didn't get that story development. Instead, the production seemed to rely on viewers having already seen the animated movie.

Nov 7, 2019

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

This is a love letter to Disney fans, not an intro for new viewers. And, as such, it mostly works as a messy but charming hybrid event.

Rated: B-

Nov 6, 2019

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Matt Roush

TV Insider

I hate to be a crab about it, but ABC's hybrid 30th-anniversary presentation of The Little Mermaid-part movie, part gussied-up concert-felt more sink than swim.

Nov 6, 2019

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Synopsis

An adventure under the sea with live musical performances by an all-star cast interwoven into the original film.

Director: Hamish Hamilton
Producer: Hamish Hamilton, Katy Mullan, David Jammy, Raj Kapoor, Ian Stewart, Richard Kraft
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 24m

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