Finding Dory

Name: Finding Dory
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: June 17, 2016
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres

2016

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Movie Details & Credits

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 2016 | PG

Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres

Summary: Finding Dory reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Director: Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 97 min

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86	#86 Best Movie of 2016
19	#19 Most Discussed Movie of 2016
31	#31 Most Shared Movie of 2016

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Kate Taylor

Jun 16, 2016

DeGeneres goes much further, though, maintaining a delicate balance between Dory’s optimistic personality and the hovering anxieties created by her imperfect memory. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Jun 16, 2016

If there has ever been a better voice performance in an animated film than Ellen DeGeneres’ in Pixar’s wonderful sequel Finding Dory, I sure can’t think of it. Her tour de force even surpasses Robin Williams in “Aladdin.” Read full review

Drew McWeeny

Jun 16, 2016

Say what you will, but Pixar understands innately that making their audience feel something deeply is the greatest magic trick in movies, and all of their work as technicians and artists are always focused on making that happen. Finding Dory may be familiar magic, but there’s magic in it all the same. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Jun 10, 2016

It’s not Toy Story or Inside Out or even Nemo. What it is is a perfectly enjoyable family film that’s comforting, familiar, and a bit slight, like one of those serviceable Lion King spin-offs that Disney used to ship straight to DVD back in the ‘90s. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Jun 23, 2016

Finding Dory can be described in exactly the same way as its title character: good-natured, funny, optimistic, darting from place to place, ranging from anxious to frenzied in tone, and unable to sustain an idea for more than a few moments. Read full review

Jamie Maleszka

Jun 15, 2016

The animated story finds true buoyancy in its social value rather than its creative frontiers. Has the movie reinvented the animation game or Pixar’s standing within it? Far from it, but Finding Dory is a well-told promise that individuality and self acceptance always win. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Jun 10, 2016

While rambunctious and passably humorous, this offspring isn't nearly as imaginative and nimble-minded as the forerunner that spawned it. Read full review

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SeanVincent

Jun 17, 2016

This sequel might not be as great as the original but that doesn't mean the film is bad but instead its another Pixar movie that deserve the praise.Finding Dory is a amusing,touching,moving and a intriguing film that delivers an amazing animation that Pixar is known for and a significantThis sequel might not be as great as the original but that doesn't mean the film is bad but instead its another Pixar movie that deserve the praise.Finding Dory is a amusing,touching,moving and a intriguing film that delivers an amazing animation that Pixar is known for and a significant continuation of it's predecessor.The voice works here are appreciable and the characters are just lovable and entertaining.This sequel will feel identical from it's predecessor but some of it are new additions that were worthy enough to make this film great and a touching moments that made people weep.

Finding Dory is another example that there is more ideas in a franchise if the people making it has effort and passion to do it.Finding Dory might have some identical story and a some emotional scenes that didn't intrigue audiences but overall the film is near to the "one of the best animated films" very very very,very far from the worst .… Expand

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Kirollos-Noah

Nov 29, 2018

I'm a big fan of Finding Nemo, and I was impatiently waiting for Finding Dory. And I'm very happy that the movie was just as I expected, and more actually.

It has a big package of emotions! I literally felt a lot of emotions, I enjoyed, laughed, cried and smiled. It's hard to find such aI'm a big fan of Finding Nemo, and I was impatiently waiting for Finding Dory. And I'm very happy that the movie was just as I expected, and more actually.

It has a big package of emotions! I literally felt a lot of emotions, I enjoyed, laughed, cried and smiled. It's hard to find such a decent movie, like Finding Dory!

The animation improved very much, it's an eye-comforting animation, with its colors, details and the sea... Everything went very awesome with the animation!

The sense of humor was so unique and funny.

The story was so related and tight together, in a way that made clap for each chapter in this movie! It was so emotional and unique!

The voices were very very excellent! The characters are memorable and great!

So Finding Dory worth-ed waiting, with its surprising, emotional and funny story, Finding Dory deserves an A+!… Expand

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skeptic303

Sep 28, 2016

Finding Dory is an excellent example of a sequel done right and deserves to be the highest grossing animated movie of all time domestically. The characters were great and the reveal of Dory's backstory in small increments was a brilliant strategy. I liked the conflict in this movie on top ofFinding Dory is an excellent example of a sequel done right and deserves to be the highest grossing animated movie of all time domestically. The characters were great and the reveal of Dory's backstory in small increments was a brilliant strategy. I liked the conflict in this movie on top of that. Sure, there are a series of events that happen, but there's as much happening externally as there is internally, which is why this movie works so well the begin with. As with almost all Pixar movies, the animation is pristine.
However, I think the ending, though enjoyable, lets the movie down a bit, as it is a little too silly. Furthermore, it takes a little too long setting things up in the beginning. It's worthy of a seal of approval, but I can't finish without mentioning the short, "Piper."
"Piper" is perhaps the best thing I've seen all year. It is not only exemplary, but it is the very definition of cinema. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it wins an Oscar for best animated short. Definitely check that out and watch Finding Dory, this year's greatest sequel thus far.… Expand

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Rebecca31

Jul 30, 2016

Pixar gave us a perfect movie with Finding Nemo and now 13 years later we finally get a sequel. Essentially the same storyline but with a different fish, taking a lovable character and adding more depth and emotion than you could imagine. All the voice actors are terrific and give it theirPixar gave us a perfect movie with Finding Nemo and now 13 years later we finally get a sequel. Essentially the same storyline but with a different fish, taking a lovable character and adding more depth and emotion than you could imagine. All the voice actors are terrific and give it their all. It's funny, heartwarming and highly recommended.
The short before the movie, Piper is simply stunning.… Expand

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Panchogul

May 19, 2020

Esta bien hecha, pero el personaje de Dory nunca logró fascinarme, más bien siempre me dio igual, en general es buena pero no ofrece mucha novedad y la animación es exactamente la misma de su predecesora.

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PopcornandaCoke

Jun 18, 2016

Another review said it best and I will confirm those comments. This movie is decent and kids will enjoy it, but it is a recycle of the original and has the feel and story-quality of a sequel better released directly to DVD. Finding Dory is full of color and cuteness but overwhelmed withAnother review said it best and I will confirm those comments. This movie is decent and kids will enjoy it, but it is a recycle of the original and has the feel and story-quality of a sequel better released directly to DVD. Finding Dory is full of color and cuteness but overwhelmed with far-fetched scenarios that fell hollow and contrived to me. I was not terribly impressed and remember thinking after seeing Finding Nemo that it was a movie better left without a sequel. Disney might have done better with a sequel with a little more of a statement about the condition of our oceans and a thicker plot.… Expand

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BrandonK

Aug 25, 2016

Shameless money grab cleverly covered in a cloak of nostalgia! If you seen this and really believe it's worthy of any kind of acclaim I'd suggest you have the doctor check your head! This is NOT Nemo and it is NOT good!

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