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Finding Nemo
UNITED STATES · 2003

Finding Nemo

Andrew Stanton
father-son relationship ocean adventure overcoming fear found family redemption
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Synopsis

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Cinema Atlas Connection
I told the story, which is basically 'Jaws' underwater with the characters from 'Seven Samurai,' to John Lasseter, and he thought it sounded great.
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