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Finding Nemo
2003 100 min United States of America G 0+
★8.9
Animation, Family, Adventure
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Trailers
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Description
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
Budget:
$94M
US Gross:
$380.84M
Worldwide:
$940.34M
Starring
Albert Brooks
Actor
Ellen DeGeneres
Actor
Alexander Gould
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2004
— Best Animated Feature
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Animated Feature
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Special DVD Edition
Academy Awards 2004
— Best Original Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2004
— Best Animated Feature
Academy Awards 2004
— Best Sound Editing
Golden Globe 2004
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best Animated Feature
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2004
— Best Original Screenplay
European Film Awards 2003
— Screen International Award
Key opinion
Finding Nemo is widely considered a Pixar masterpiece that combines technical visual brilliance with a deeply resonant story about parental anxiety and growth. While nearly all viewers praise its immersive animation and emotional heart, some find specific character tropes like Dory's forgetfulness to be a point of minor contention.
| Production | The animation remains technically stunning, successfully rendering underwater light, movement, and vast oceanic environments with lasting realism. | |
| Theme | The script effectively balances high-stakes adventure with a poignant exploration of the tension between protective parental instinct and the necessity of allowing a child independence. | |
| Emotion | The narrative successfully bridges the gap between demographics, offering humor and emotional weight that resonates with both children and adults. | |
| Humor | The voice performance and writing for Dory are divisive; some view her as a hilarious and essential companion, while others find her memory loss act inconsistent or irritating. |