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Finding Dory

2016 Directed by Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane

An unforgettable journey she probably won't remember.

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Ellen DeGeneres Albert Brooks Hayden Rolence Ed O'Neill Diane Keaton Eugene Levy Kaitlin Olson Ty Burrell Idris Elba Dominic West Kate McKinnon Bill Hader Andrew Stanton Torbin Xan Bullock Bennett Dammann Bob Peterson Sigourney Weaver Alexander Gould Katherine Ringgold John Ratzenberger Angus MacLane Willem Dafoe Brad Garrett Allison Janney Austin Pendleton Stephen Root Vicki Lewis Jerome Ranft Sloane Murray Show All…

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Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 17

It’s official: Pixar is corrupting our children. Thanks to “Finding Dory,” a new generation of impressionable kids — many of whom were too young to be properly indoctrinated by the mediocrity of “Cars 2” and “Monsters University” — will grow up thinking that sequels can be good, natural things that shouldn’t be protested against on principle (it’s “Adam and Eve,” not “Adam and Adam 2: Genisys”!). These innocent souls are too sheltered to appreciate how much of an anomaly this is in a year that’s already punished audiences with blockbuster cash-ins like “London Has Fallen” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” But now, thanks to the monsters behind Pixar’s latest and best sequel in years, the leaders of tomorrow across the world will come of age with the delusional belief that sequels aren’t de facto cash-ins, but rather films that are capable of retroactively adding new dimensions to beloved originals.

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Review by Todd Gaines ★★★½ 35

It's time to go find Dory, in this cleverly titled sequel to PIXAR's Finding Nemo.

I'm in no way attached to Finding Nemo. I grew up with Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Breakfast Club. I literally give zero fucks if Nemo gets eaten by a shark or not. But, I do understand Nemo is a heartwarming story of a father's journey to find his lost son. But, I'm not a heartless bastard. I do like the ganja smokin' turtle, Crush, and I'm glad he makes an appearance in Finding Dory.

Now, Finding Dory might be lighthearted fun, but it does have an important message. I know a lot of my audience sometimes feels fuckin' blue. Life might seem unfair. You're going through…
Review by Arielrocks5 ★★★★ 54

Well! I'll be damned!

Here I was thinking that I just growing out of Pixar, since I've been left with nothing but disappointment in their last few efforts ("Inside Out", "The Good Dinosaur", etc) and what with the very idea of a follow up to one of my favorite films of all time was already a tip off to lack of creative ideas under the hood.

Yet for a film that practically has no real reason to exist, "Finding Dory" is not just probably my biggest surprise of the year, it might be my favorite effort from the studio in recent memory (no pun intended), with a surprising amount of thematic depth and character weight to keep it above the…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 4

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

88/100

"No. No, you can't... STOP. Please don't go away. Please? No one's ever stuck with me for so long before. And if you leave... if you leave... I just, I remember things better with you. I do, look. P. Sherman, forty-two... forty-two... I remember it, I do. It's there, I know it is, because when I look at you, I can feel it. And-and I look at you, and I... and I'm home. Please... I don't want that to go away. I don't want to forget."

- Dory, Finding Nemo

It's one thing to have a sequel complete and enrich its predecessor so fully, pumping fresh blood into its veins to heighten the typically snappy and kinetic formula that…
Review by Wesley R. Ball ★★★★½ 11

Why oh why did we receive a Cars sequel before a follow-up to Finding Nemo? What could have possibly gone through Pixar's collective heads that made them sincerely believe that a sequel centered on a hillbilly tow truck would be demanded by audiences sooner than a continuation of arguably one of their most beautiful films? I guess I don't mind so much that Pixar has been trending lately by creating sequels to their original films instead of creating all-new original stories (with obvious exceptions), but they really should be careful so as not to make them nostalgia-focused cash grabs and actually memorable sequels. I had some fears that Finding Dory would simply be a rehash of the first film, and…
Review by jeniffer ★★★★½ 1

finding dory > citizen kane

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Review by Sunday7 ★★

Was schoon. Wel een herhaling.
Review by Matt Donato ★★★★

Finding Dory does something special - and courageous - with the message it tells, offering children something much more than entertainment.

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Review by evantsb ★★★

I enjoyed this movie, as it delivers a satisfying and emotional expansion of Dory's character, voiced impeccably by Ellen DeGeneres. However, whereas the original resonated with mythic depth in the midst of its fun, family-friendly adventure, this follow-up seemed content to deliver a polished piece of entertainment that meets expectations rather than exceeding them. A good film, but a safe one, and at least for me, its waters were a bit too shallow to measure up to the rich legacy of its predecessor.
Review by Carlos Deleon ★★★★½

I cried during "Finding Dory" but that was expected. What wasn't expected was the fact that I cried because I saw a pair of parents on screen caring deeply about while still respecting their neuro-diverse daughter.

The image portrayed around Dory and her parents is one that I have read about in accounts of parents of autistic children. Or children with ADD or ADHD or Aspergers. Just this constant outpouring of love, care and sincerity. But not paternalistic or resentful. This is our daughter. And she forgets stuff. So? We love her and we can work with that.

The 12 year old me was bawling.
Review by Tom Wie. ★★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Ein toller Film,dem mann zugute halten muss,das er das schwere Erbe seines Vorgängers genutzt hat,und noch stärker auf die Leinwand zurück befördert hat.Der eigentliche Star des Filmes,bzw.Protagonist,wird im Laufe des Filmes,von einer eigentlich Nebenfigur abgelöst,die denn Kern an Humor,denn der film treffen soll,bessser darbieten kann,als die mit einer nervigen Krankheit behafftenden Protagonistin,in dem Fall Dorie.Außer dieses Angeborenen Hanicaps,dass viel zu oft,vom Protagonisten,und auch von "Nebendarstellern" provoziert,bzw,in den Vordergrund gerückt wird,ist dieser film ein perfektes Bsp. dafür,wie amn ein Sequel richtig strukturiert,und so gut macht,dass es schon fast den Namensträger in den Schatten stellen könnte.Richtig klasse Film.
Review by sophie92 ★★½

Now TV.

Lacks humour. Plenty of sentiment, but gets frustrating and dull after the plot repeats the same predicaments.
Review by LoganChrisp ★★★

I liked it. It's a pleasant movie to watch. Never are you going to feel like this movie is going to make you cry, or really feel anything. It's all kinda boring in terms of emotion.

BUT it is still a nice movie that's fun to watch. I don't recommend going to this expecting anything more than what it is.
Review by Erin ★★★★★

Baby Dory made me cry the entire freaking movie. How do they make such a tiny fish so adorable. Liked it better than Finding Nemo.
Review by neomah ★★★★

when you see her parents have been collecting sea shells for years, i cried like a baby