Finding Nemo

Reef fish rescue

Finding Nemo is a 2003 Pixar animated film about a clownfish searching for his captured son.

The title has become shorthand for any desperate search for a lost loved one, or for overprotective parenting: After the dog escaped, we spent three hours Finding Nemo through the neighborhood.

film

Pixar

Digital animation studio

  • DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
  • MarlinProper name, various uses
  • DoryFeminine given name

Bruce · Nigel · Ellen DeGeneres · sequel · Oscar · blockbuster · box office · soundtrack · Sydney Harbour · seagulls

ocean

coral

Marine skeletal formation

  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
  • anemoneTentacled polyp or bloom
  • clownfishStriped reef fish, anemone symbiont

blue tang · sea turtle · jellyfish · shark · pelican · anglerfish · whale · seahorse · starfish · Great Barrier Reef

animation

Pixar

Digital animation studio

storyboarding · visual-effects · animators · lighting · texture · rigging · photorealistic

adventure

journey

Travel from place to place

expedition · escape · bravery · courage · survival · determination · perseverance · friendship · discovery · obstacle

family

parenthood

State of having children

reunion · separation · letting go · nurturing · attachment · offspring · trust · loss · grief · homecoming

Categories
Opposites
narrative arc

Finding NemoThe Road

Paved travel surface

Bambi · Sophie's Choice · abandonment · Old Yeller · tragic ending

tonal quality

Finding NemoWatership Down

Novel about migrating rabbits

Coraline · Felidae · Animal Farm

parental narrative

Finding NemoDumbo

Oversized-eared animated pachyderm

Matilda · Oliver Twist · Cinderella · Harry Potter · The Jungle Book

Family

find, finding, seeking, searching, finder, discover, finders, unfound, Nemo

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G