Finding Dory
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016Movie97 minEnglish

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

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IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic73/100
Google Users95%
Director: Andrew StantonGenres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

Dory, a wide-eyed blue tang fish suffering from memory loss, unexpectedly recalls her childhood memories and her family. Driven by the hope of reuniting with them, she embarks on an epic journey across the ocean, accompanied by her friends Marlin and Nemo. Their quest leads them to the Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center for marine life, where Dory encounters various new characters and faces numerous challenges as she tries to find her parents.

Critical Reception

Finding Dory was met with widespread critical acclaim, praised for its stunning animation, heartfelt story, and strong voice performances, particularly Ellen DeGeneres. While some critics noted it didn't quite reach the emotional heights of its predecessor, it was largely considered a worthy and engaging sequel that expanded on the beloved characters and world.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its beautiful animation and vibrant underwater world.
  • Lauded for its touching story and the development of Dory's character.
  • Appreciated for its humor and heartwarming themes of family and perseverance.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly loved Finding Dory, with many highlighting its emotional depth, humor, and the endearing nature of the characters. Viewers found the story of Dory's search for her family to be incredibly moving and satisfying, and the animation was frequently cited as a major positive aspect.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards and won Best Animated Feature at the Kids' Choice Awards.

Fun Fact

The Marine Life Institute's design was heavily inspired by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, and the filmmakers spent considerable time there conducting research.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

This has been made almost a generation after the first, "Finding Nemo", outing for this annoyingly forgetful fish so it's not really fair total it a sequel. It's really a whole new concept that sees "Dory" out on a school trip where she get...
katch22

katch22

A tiresome joke in the first movie becomes the central premise and is incredibly over-used.
Reno

Reno

**Before Nemo, a long ago another child got lost in the open ocean...** Whoa! 200 million dollar film, 1 billion box office collections worldwide. The 27th film to do that so and the 5th animation film. This sequel was made after 13 year...