Finding Dory (2016)
90%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
17 wins & 46 nominations total
Funny, poignant, and thought-provoking, Finding Dory delivers a beautifully animated adventure that adds another entertaining chapter to its predecessor’s classic story.
Finding Dory is the perfect sequel to Finding Nemo, and it’s not just because of the adorable blue tang fish. The movie explores themes of identity, family, and the importance of taking risks, all while taking us on a whimsical journey through the ocean. Sure, it may not be as mind-blowing as some of Pixar’s other films, but it’s still a solid and charming addition to the franchise. Plus, who doesn’t love a good talking fish?
Production Company(ies)
Charles Chaplin Productions,
Distributor
Walt Disney
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Pixar Animation Studios – 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for mild thematic elements
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Auro 11.1 SDDS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):English, Indonesian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2016
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Andrew Stanton, Victoria Strouse, comedy, adventure, PG, box office, $486.2M, reviewed by K Austin Collins, Matthew Rozsa, Sara Michelle Fetters, Roxana Hadadi, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Wendy Ide, Brian Eggert, David Gonzalez, Anne Brodie, Nikki Baughan, Kip Mooney, Finding Nemo, Marine Life Institute, memory loss, family reunion, conservatory, ocean species, mild thematic elements, Lindsey Collins, Walt Disney, Datasat, Dolby Atmos, SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, flat (1.85:1), Pixar
Worldwide gross: $1,028,570,942
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,267,712,209
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 68
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 138,245,606
US/Canada gross: $486,295,561
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $599,358,580
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 53
US/Canada opening weekend: $135,060,273
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $166,461,592
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 26
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $200,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $246,499,713
Production budget ranking: 39
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $132,740,095
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $888,472,401
ROI to date (est.): 234%
ROI ranking: 563
Albert Brooks – Marlin (Voice)
Ed O’Neill – Hank (Voice)
Kaitlin Olson – Destiny (Voice)
Diane Keaton – Jenny (Voice)
Eugene Levy – Charlie (Voice)
Director(s)
Andrew Stanton
Writer(s)
Andrew Stanton, Victoria Strouse
Producer(s)
Lindsey Collins
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
17 wins & 46 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (340) | Top Critics (88) | Fresh (320) | Rotten (20)
The central irony of Finding Dory is that Dory is a risk-taker trapped in a movie that, for all its likability, won’t join her on whimsical leaps.
August 10, 2017
K. Austin Collins
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
Who would have thought one of the deepest films ever made about learning disabilities would star a talking blue fish?
August 3, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matthew Rozsa
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
Much like its titular character, it keeps swimming, and in doing so teaches all of us life lessons that we likely already knew yet still could use to revisit all the same.
August 9, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Before a somewhat cluttered conclusion, Finding Dory is a truly touching film, graceful in its exploration of identity, family, and the way they intersect.
August 1, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Roxana Hadadi
Chesapeake Family Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Finding Dory is inferior to Finding Nemo (and both Toy Story sequels). Those films are tesseracts, this one’s a cube. That said, to label it average somehow misses the point.
July 31, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
It is approached with such charm and warmth that it hardly matters that the two films share such similar arcs.
July 31, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Finding Dory will stand as a solid, charming, and ceaselessly pleasant Pixar sequel.
April 11, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Finding Dory is not on the level of its predecessor Finding Nemo; however, both films are able to bring to life wonderful, endearing stories that show why Pixar is as at the top of the game in regards to animated films.
February 14, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
There are few animated franchises that are as enchanting and powerful as this.
October 7, 2021
Anne Brodie
AWFJ Women on Film
Finding Nemo and the studio uses every tool at their disposal to create a lush and magical under-sea world that will once again enchant audiences of all ages.
October 7, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
By focusing so deeply on the pain beneath Dory’s happy-go-lucky exterior, the film still packs an emotional wallop.
August 28, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
Finding Dory still manages to elicit loud laughs, a few tears, and some poignant moments about the true meaning of family.
August 27, 2021
Hosea Rupprecht
Pauline Center for Media Studies…
Plot
Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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