The Pout-Pout Fish

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The Pout-Pout Fish

PG

Mar 2026

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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The Pout-Pout Fish is the hilarious and heartwarming story of an unlikely duo: Mr. Fish (Offerman) a pouty introvert and Pip (Oyama) an energetic sea dragon, who embark on a daunting quest to find a legendary fish to grant their wish to save their homes.

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Critics Consensus

Appealing and colorful without being particularly distinctive, this animated adventure is a small fish in the big pond of family entertainment but can be relied upon to turn a frown upside down.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Mar 20

2.5/4

This animated tale of a grumpy finboy is as bland as blueberries, yet some wonder if sad Mr. Fish can inspire suicidal thoughts. Nah. Positive messaging swims will all these fishes.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Mar 19

3/4

“The Pout-Pout Fish” takes full advantage of the underwater population and has a clever-enough screenplay and a terrific vocal performance from Amy Sedaris as a trio of dolphins who aren’t as nice as they look.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

Apr 5

2.5/4

I could imagine "The Pout-Pout Fish" as acceptable entertainment for little children, as it provides pleasant colors and an undemanding story with some nice life lessons about confidence and friendship.

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Candice McMillan

Seattle's Child

Mar 31

While the film aims to expand the hero’s journey and liven it with new characters, action, and plot, it muddies the wonder and whimsy of the source material, complicating a story lauded for its simple, emotional tenderness.

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

Mar 27

1.5/4

Instead of leaving the theater uplifted, young audiences may find themselves wearing the same pout-pout expression as its main character- and not in a charming way.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Mar 25

An enjoyable but not spectacular animated film about an ocean pout fish and a sea dragon teaming up to find a Siamese fighting fish, who can reportedly grant wishes. The movie's depiction of underwater life is vibrant despite a formulaic story.

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Zeno

May 6

I did like the fish but I didn’t like the squid

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Leslie Lockwood

Apr 6

Movie was great and very entertaining for my 4 year old grandson. Unfortunately, they had a power outage at the mall which affected all the movies in the theater. We missed the last 20 minutes of the movie and did not see the ending.

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Sherry M

Apr 5

It was much better than expected. Funny and sweet

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Eileen

Apr 2

It was cute with a nice moral.

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Patti

Apr 1

It was good at depicting the anxiety around loneliness and how we need each other and everyones unique gifts.

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Molly

Mar 31

Maggie liked the fish, the baby fish, chaos. I (the parent) thought it was a really cute movie esp for toddlers. Easy to follow along and while predictable, it was very entertaining for my 3 year old.

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Ricard Cussó

Director

Rio Harrington

Director

Nick Offerman

Mr. Fish

Jordin Sparks

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Amy Sedaris

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Miranda Otto

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Synopsis

The Pout-Pout Fish is the hilarious and heartwarming story of an unlikely duo: Mr. Fish (Offerman) a pouty introvert and Pip (Oyama) an energetic sea dragon, who embark on a daunting quest to find a legendary fish to grant their wish to save their homes.

Director: Ricard Cussó, Rio Harrington
Screenwriter: Elie Choufany, Deborah Diesen, Elise Allen, Elise Allen, Elie Choufany, Dominic Morris
Distributor: Viva Kids
Production Co: Cosmic Dino Studio, Screen Australia, MiMO Studio, Like A Photon Creative, Macmillan Publishers
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1