Finding Nemo

2003100 minutesG

4.8

Arcplot Score

📝 Unconventional

Unverified

⭐ 8.2IMDb

🍅 99%Rotten Tomatoes

Ⓜ️ 90/100Metacritic

🎬 7.8TMDb

📊 12.2Popularity

🏆Won 1 Oscar. 49 wins & 63 nominations total

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Directed by: Andrew Stanton

A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef and loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney. While Marlin ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin meets a fish named Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss. The companions travel a great distance, encountering various dangerous sea creatures such as sharks, anglerfish and jellyfish, in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office, which is situated by Sydney Harbour. While the two are searching the ocean far and wide, Nemo and the other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to the sea to live their lives free again.

Box Office

Budget:$94.0M

Revenue:$940.3M

Profit:$846.3M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision8.5/10

Emotional Arc Impact1/10

Thematic Consistency5/10

Overall Score4.8/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Opening Image

1 min

Theme Stated

5 min

Set-Up

10 min

Catalyst

15 min

Debate

20 min

Break Into Two

25 min

B Story

30 min

Fun and Games

40 min

Midpoint

55 min

Bad Guys Close In

70 min

All Is Lost

80 min

Dark Night of the Soul

85 min

Break Into Three

90 min

Finale

95 min

Final Image

100 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

Opening Image

1 min

Coral reef teems with life; Marlin and his wife are introduced, establishing loving, protective parenthood.

Theme Stated

5 min

Themes of courage, trust, and letting go are hinted when Marlin worries about his son.

Set-Up

10 min

Nemo is shown as curious and independent, foreshadowing his upcoming adventure.

Catalyst

15 min

Nemo is captured by a diver, sending Marlin into a desperate quest.

Debate

20 min

Marlin hesitates, doubting his ability to navigate the vast ocean alone.

Break Into Two

25 min

Marlin sets off on his journey, determined to rescue Nemo.

B Story

30 min

Dory joins Marlin, providing companionship and humor while teaching lessons about perseverance.

Fun and Games

40 min

Encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and turtles create excitement and bonding.

Midpoint

55 min

Marlin and Dory learn Nemo is at a dentist's fish tank, raising stakes and hope.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

70 min

Challenges escalate: Nemo's tank friends face obstacles; Marlin is swallowed by a whale.

#11

All Is Lost

80 min

Marlin fears he has failed; Nemo attempts escape but encounters setbacks.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

85 min

Both father and son reflect on courage and trust.

#13

Break Into Three

90 min

Nemo takes a bold action to escape; Marlin shows bravery and wisdom.

#14

Finale

95 min

Father and son reunite; lessons learned and bonds strengthened.

#15

Final Image

100 min

Family is reunited; harmony restored in the reef.