Movie Name | Finding Nemo |
Release Year | 2003 |
Directors | Andrew Stanton |
Producers | Draham Walters |
Screenplay By | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds |
Produced By | Pixar Animation Studios |
Released By | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Language | English |
Country | United States |
Running Time | 1 hour and 40 minutes |
Release Date | 30 May, 2003 |
Budget | $94 millions |
Story (finding Nemo movie review):

Introduction (finding Nemo movie review):
The movie “finding Nemo movie review” is about a fish journey to find his son Nemo. In the start, two clown fish Marlin and Carol were talking about their future babies and their house. Marlin was telling Carol that how difficult was it for him to get this place to live.
Barracuda attack:
After that they talked about their babies as they were soon about to be parents. They had more than 400 eggs. Suddenly they saw a barracuda facing towards them. Carol quickly rushed to save her eggs and Marlin tried to stop barracuda but in this attempt he got unconscious by getting hit on his head.
Nemo:
When he woke up, he saw Carol missing and also all of his eggs were missing. He realized that Barracuda ate all of them which made him very sad but suddenly he saw an egg. He named it Nemo and took great care of it. Soon, the egg hatched and turned into a little clown fish.
First day of school:
Soon he grew up and it was the time for him to go to school. Marlin being over protective, don’t want him to go now. He was very afraid of losing him. But due to his son’s insistence, he agreed and took him there where they had an argument and Nemo swum towards a boat to touch it.
Nemo caught by Divers:
Suddenly, a diver came and caught him in a net and took a picture of Marlin with his camera which blurred his vision and he difficultly chased the boat in which they took Nemo. In a rush, he bumped into Dory and due to this the boat gets out of his sight.
Marlin met Dory:
Dory said that she remembered that boat and knew the way where that boat went. So they started their journey together. When they were finding the boat, they encountered three sharks, Bruce, Anchor and Chum.
Shark Attack:
They explained that they were friendly as they thought that fish are not food, they are friends. Dory and Marlin found the diving goggles of that diver. They started to fight over it but the goggles hit dory and some of her blood was sensed by Bruce which made him wild. He wanted to eat them and tried hard for it but due to the bombs near their place they had to leave and Marlin and Dory was saved.
Dory read the address:
They saw the goggles but the goggles fell down in the dark and when they tried to find it, they were chased by an anglerfish but they somehow escaped. Dory also read the address written on the goggles.
Nemo in a fish tank:
On the other hand, Nemo was taken to a dentist clinic and put in a tank with some other sea animals. Gill was there leader who also wanted to go back to the ocean and had a plan. He wanted Nemo to block the cleaning system and this will help them escape but the dentist used another method and their plan failed.

Nemo knew about his father:
When Marlin told the sea turtles his story, his story spreads like a fire in the ocean and Nigel named pelican told Nemo that his father is looking for him and he travelled the entire ocean and will soon reach here. The dentist wanted to give Nemo to a girl named Darla who killed her previous pet fish due to her carelessness.
Darla:
When she came, the dentist put him in a plastic bag where Nemo pretended to be dead. They continued their journey and met a school of moonfish that told them the way to Sydney and warned them to pass through the trench on their way and don’t try to swim over it.
Jelly Fish:
But Dory due to her short term memory loss forget it and when they reached the trench, Marlin told her to swim over it and did the same. Soon they realized their mistake as they encountered many jellyfish there. They somehow managed to cross them but Dory got stuck and in order to save her, both of them got electric shocks. Dory was already unconscious but Marlin also become unconscious.
Marlin Met Sea Turtle:
When he woke up, he found himself on the back of a sea turtle. They helped them to reach Sydney where a pelican named Nigel helped them to get to Nemo but when they reach there they saw Nemo dead in a bag which made him very sad. The pelican took them back to the ocean where they separate from each other.
Happy ending (finding Nemo movie review):
When Nemo heard his father’s voice, he stop pretending dead but was already in Darla’s hand, gill and other tank gang helped him escape and he soon met his father. All of them were very happy. The tank gang also managed to escape using a plan and Nemo and Marlin lived happily ever after.
Finding Nemo movie review Main Character Invoices
No | Characters | Voice Actor |
1 | Marlin | Albert Brooks |
2 | Dory | Ellen DeGeneres |
3 | Nemo | Alexander Gould |
4 | Gill | Willem Dafoe |
5 | Bloat | Brad Garrett |
6 | Peach | Allison Janney |
7 | Bubbles | Stephen Root |
8 | Gurgle | Austin Pendleton |
9 | Deb | Vicki Lewis |
10 | Jacques | Joe Ranft |
11 | Nigel | Geoffrey Rush |
12 | Crush | Andrew Stanton |
13 | Coral | Elizabeth Perkins |
14 | Squirt | Nicholas Bird |
15 | Mr. Ray | Bob Peterson |
16 | Bruce | Barry Humphries |
17 | Anchor | Eric Bana |
18 | Chum | Bruce Spence |
19 | Philip Sherman | Bill Hunter |
20 | Darla | LuLu Ebeling |
21 | Tad | Jordy Ranft |
22 | Pearl | Erica Beck |
23 | Sheldon | Erik Per Sullivan |
24 | School of moonfish | John Ratzenberger |
Character Profile (finding Nemo movie review):
Dory:
Dory is an important character in the movie. She met marlin when he was on the finding his son but when he bumped into Dory, he lost the boat in which Nemo was taken. Dory had a short memory. She often forgets things very quickly but she was the one who helped Marlin to get to Sydney. In their journey, her life also came to danger as she was attacked by the sharks and got an electric shock by the jelly fish.
Villain’s Profile (finding Nemo movie review):
There is no specific villain in the movie but the divers act as the villains as they kidnapped/ had taken away Nemo with them. This was the reason that Marlin had to travel all across the ocean facing many things that he was afraid of. Also due to him, Nemo was about to die because the dentist gave the fish to a girl who shakes the bag so hard that all the fish that she took die.
Did you Notice!

In the start of the movie “finding Nemo movie review”, when Marlin and Carol were talking, Carol mentioned that they had more than 400 eggs. It is also true in reality as Clown fish can lay about 100 to 1000 of eggs at a time and this depends on the age of female.
The sea turtle named Crush was taking Marlin and Dory to EAC. How did he know that they wanted to go there?
Life Lessons (finding Nemo movie review):
- We should face every problem bravely.
- Always try to help others.
- Never accept your imprisonment as your home. Live freely.
- Freedom is a great blessing of God so thankful for it.
- If you try and have some courage then you can face everything.
Question for you
What do you think about the character of Dory?
What would you do if someone close to you gets in trouble?
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