''Finding Nemo'' is a
CGI animated film series and
Disney
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media franchise that began with the 2003 film
of the same name, produced by
Pixar and released by
Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a
sequel, ''
Finding Dory'', released in 2016. Both films were directed by
Andrew Stanton. The film series received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences with two films released to-date, the series has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide.
Film series
''Finding Nemo'' (2003)
''Finding Nemo'' is the fifth
Pixar film. The film tells the story of a
clownfish named Nemo (voiced by
Alexander Gould) who gets abducted from his home in the
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over over an area of approximately . The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, A ...
and winds up in a dentist’s office aquarium. His over-protective father Marlin (voiced by
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein ; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker.
He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's '' Broadcast News'' and was widely praised for his performance as a ...
) who, along with an amnesiac
regal tang
''Paracanthurus hepatus'' is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish. A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus ''Paracanthurus''. A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette s ...
named Dory (voiced by
Ellen DeGeneres), searches for him all the way to
Sydney Harbour
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. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let little Nemo take care of himself.
''Finding Dory'' (2016)
''Finding Dory'' is the seventeenth
Pixar film. The film focuses on the amnesiac character Dory, (voiced by
Ellen DeGeneres) who travels to
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
to find her long-lost parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as exploring the idea of her being reunited with her family. It takes place one year after ''Finding Nemo'' and is set off the coast of
Morro Bay, California.
Future films
Director
Andrew Stanton commented in June 2016 about the possibility of a third ''Finding Nemo'' film, stating:
Short films
''Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau'' (2003)
''Exploring the Reef'' is a short
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
. It features
Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over over an area of approximately . The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, A ...
, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included on the ''Finding Nemo'' DVD.
''Marine Life Interviews'' (2016)
''Marine Life Interviews'' focuses on some of the supporting characters within ''
Dory
A dory is a small, shallow-draft boat, about long. It is usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. It is easy to build because of its simple lines. For centuries, the dory has been used as a traditional fishin ...
'' as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. This is similar to the character interviews for ''
Finding Nemo
''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was wr ...
''.
''Dory Finding'' (2021)
''Dory Finding'' shows Dory finding items from the surface in the coral reef. This short is part of the ''Pixar Popcorn'' series on
Disney+
Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. The service primarily distributes films and television se ...
.
Reception
Box office performance
''Finding Nemo'' is the second highest-grossing
film of 2003, behind ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when ''
Toy Story 3'' surpassed it. ''Finding Dory'' is the
third-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind ''
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
'' and ''
Rogue One''.
''Finding Nemo'' is the
6th highest-grossing animated franchise and holds the third average box office gross per film among all animated franchises in box office history ($983.8million) .
Critical and public response
Accolades
Both films received universal acclaim, with the first film winning the
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $921 million worldwide. It is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006 and is the 2nd highest grossing G-rated movie of all time. In 2008, the
American Film Institute
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Lead ...
named it the 10th greatest American Animated film ever made during their
10 Top 10. It also won the award for best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the
National Board of Review Awards, the
Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
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History
The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of Toro ...
.
Cast and characters
* Note: A grey cell indicates that the character didn't appear in the film.
Theme park attractions
* ''
Crush's Coaster
Crush's Coaster is a spinning roller coaster at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The attraction officially opened on June 9, 2007 as part of an expansion project in Toon Studio, an area within Walt Disney Studios Park formerly know ...
'' at
Walt Disney Studios Park at
Disneyland Paris.
* ''
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage'' at
Disneyland
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envisio ...
at
Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort, commonly known as Disneyland, is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division and is home to two theme parks ...
.
* ''
Finding Nemo – The Musical'' at
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, it is the ...
at
Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, ...
.
* ''
The Seas with Nemo & Friends'' at
Epcot
Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unre ...
at
Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, ...
.
* ''
Turtle Talk with Crush'' at
Epcot
Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unre ...
at
Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, ...
,
Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure Park, commonly referred to as California Adventure or by its acronym DCA, is a theme park located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Park ...
at
Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort, commonly known as Disneyland, is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division and is home to two theme parks ...
and
Tokyo DisneySea at
Tokyo Disney Resort.
* ''
Nemo & Friends SeaRider
Nemo & Friends SeaRider is a simulator ride at Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort. It is based on the Disney/Pixar film ''Finding Nemo'' and its sequel, ''Finding Dory''. ''Nemo & Friends SeaRider'' utilizes the same ride system as its predec ...
'' at
Tokyo DisneySea at
Tokyo Disney Resort.
Other media
Video games
''Finding Nemo''
''Finding Nemo'' was released in 2003 by
THQ. The goal in the game is to complete different levels under the roles of film protagonists Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cutscenes from the movie and each clip is based on a level. For example, Marlin and Dory hopping through a batch of jellyfish.
The game received mixed reviews. It received 2/5 stars on
GameSpy
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, 6.2/10 points on
GameSpot
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and
IGN gave it 7.0/10 and 6.0/10 on its
PS2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
and
Xbox
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the ...
, and
GameCube
The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the ...
platforms, respectively.
''Disney Friends''
In 2007,
Disney Interactive Studios released ''Disney Friends''. It is a video game based on various
Disney
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films. The game features characters
Stitch from ''
Lilo & Stitch'',
Dory
A dory is a small, shallow-draft boat, about long. It is usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. It is easy to build because of its simple lines. For centuries, the dory has been used as a traditional fishin ...
from ''Finding Nemo'',
Pooh from ''
Winnie the Pooh'', and
Simba from ''
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance ...
''.
''Kinect: Disneyland Adventures''
''Kinect: Disneyland Adventures'' is a video game released in 2011 by
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments is a British video game developer founded by David Braben in January 1994 and based at the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge, England. Frontier is known for developing amusement park management simulators within mult ...
. The game is based in various
Disneyland
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envisio ...
attractions. It was released on
Kinect
Kinect is a line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010. The devices generally contain RGB cameras, and infrared projectors and detectors that map depth through either structured light or time of fli ...
for
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...
. Characters from ''Finding Nemo'' appear as part of a minigame based on
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
''Nemo's Reef''
''Nemo's Reef'' was a mobile game available from December 20, 2012 to June 30, 2017 by
Disney Mobile. The game is a casual reef building which features characters from ''Finding Nemo''. It was released on
Android and
iOS devices.
''Disney Infinity''
''Disney Infinity'' was a video game series developed by
Avalanche Software that ran from 2013 to 2016. Elements from ''Finding Nemo'' appeared throughout all three games in the series, with power discs based on the film released for
the first game, and a playset based on ''Finding Dory'' along with Dory and Nemo figures released for the console versions of ''Disney Infinity 3.0'' in June 2016. The aforementioned playset and figures were the last new content released for the series, which was cancelled by Disney in May 2016.
''Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure''
''Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure'' is a video game developed by
Asobo Studio
Asobo Studio SAS is a French video game developer based in Bordeaux and founded in 2002. The studio is most known for developing video game adaptations of several Pixar movies, '' A Plague Tale: Innocence'', and the 2020 version of '' Microsoft ...
originally released in 2012 for Xbox 360. On October 31, 2017, a remastered release without the Kinect branding titled ''Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure'' was released for
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
and
Microsoft Windows
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10. The remastered version adds a world based on ''Finding Dory'' alongside the original release's worlds.
''Disney Magic Kingdoms''
During a limited time Event focused on the franchise, under the name "''Finding Marlin''", the
world builder game ''Disney Magic Kingdoms'' included Nemo, Marlin, Dory, Crush, Squirt, Bruce and Hank as playable characters, along with the attractions
Crush's Coaster
Crush's Coaster is a spinning roller coaster at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The attraction officially opened on June 9, 2007 as part of an expansion project in Toon Studio, an area within Walt Disney Studios Park formerly know ...
,
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, and
The Seas with Nemo and Friends. Bailey and Destiny were also included as playable characters in a later update of the game. In the game the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events in the films.
Stage musical
''Finding Nemo – The Musical'' is a 40-minute show (performed five times daily), which opened on January 24, 2007 at the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. It is a musical adaption of the film with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer
Robert Lopez and his wife,
Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops".
Magazine
In August 2016,
Egmont Publishing launched a magazine, titled ''Finding Dory''.
Music
''Finding Nemo'' is the
soundtrack album of the
film of the same name. ''Finding Dory'' is the
soundtrack album of the
film of the same name. The soundtracks were scored by
Thomas Newman.
The score was nominated for the
76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but lost against ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. It received 5/5 stars from the Film Score Reviews and 3.5/5 stars from
Soundtrack.net
Soundtrack.Net (originally SoundtrackNet) is a website dedicated to film and television music.
History
Created in 1997 by Amélie E. Koran and Dan Goldwasser at Carnegie Mellon University, Soundtrack.Net has grown over the past decade to become o ...
.
Crew
References
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