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.
A genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
14 Sep 2012
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While Mr. Brooks is very funny, Ms. DeGeneres gives a bravura comic performance, as well as a touching one.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
5 Aug 2013
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Like Pixar's previous films, Finding Nemo mines humor from the oddities of an unknown world but stays grounded in a familiar one, finding recognizable elements of heartbreak and happiness amid the ink-jetting octopi and irritable flounders.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
5 Aug 2013
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Finding Nemo is laced with smart humor and clever gags, and buoyed by another cheery story of mismatched buddies: a pair of fish voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres.
– David Germain,
Associated Press,
5 Aug 2013
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The latest flood of wizardry from Pixar, whose productions, from Toy Story onward, have lent an indispensable vigor and wit to the sagging art of mainstream animation.