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===Critical response=== On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 99% of 266 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's consensus reads, "Breathtakingly lovely and grounded by the stellar efforts of a well-chosen cast, ''Finding Nemo'' adds another beautifully crafted gem to Pixar's crown."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}} |title=Finding Nemo |type=m |access-date=May 30, 2025}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] (which uses a weighted average) assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100 based on 38 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|title=Finding Nemo|id=finding-nemo|type=movie|access-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Thom|last=Geier|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies-a-plus-cinemascore-lord-of-rings-harry-potter-black-panther-photos/|title=53 Movies With A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From 'Remember the Titans' to 'Just Mercy' (Photos)|date=2020-01-12|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200203/https://www.thewrap.com/movies-a-plus-cinemascore-lord-of-rings-harry-potter-black-panther-photos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Finding Nemo'' was the third Pixar film to achieve this score, following ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies-a-plus-cinemascore-lord-of-rings-harry-potter-black-panther-photos/ |title=53 Movies With A+ CinemaScore Since 2000, From 'Remember the Titans' to 'Just Mercy' (Photos) |date=2020-01-12 |first=Thom |last=Geier |website=TheWrap |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200203/https://www.thewrap.com/movies-a-plus-cinemascore-lord-of-rings-harry-potter-black-panther-photos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |title=Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 19, 2011 |access-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719145918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "one of those rare movies where I wanted to sit in the front row and let the images wash out to the edges of my field of vision".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/finding-nemo-2003|title=Finding Nemo Review|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=May 30, 2003|work=Chicago Sun-Times|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-date=October 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011224047/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/finding-nemo-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ed Park]] of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "It's an ocean of eye candy that tastes fresh even in this ADD-addled era of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''."<ref>{{cite web |first=Ed |last=Park |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-05-27/film/gods-and-sea-monsters/ |title=Gods and Sea Monsters – Page 1 - Movies – New York |work=The Village Voice |date=May 27, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085853/http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-05-27/film/gods-and-sea-monsters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mark Caro of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "You connect to these sea creatures as you rarely do with humans in big-screen adventures. The result: a true sunken treasure."<ref>{{cite news|last=Caro |first=Mark |url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-030529movies-reviewmc-findingnemo.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040217220604/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-030529movies-reviewmc-findingnemo.story |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Movie review: 'Finding Nemo' |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=February 17, 2004}}</ref> Hazel-Dawn Dumpert of ''[[LA Weekly]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "As gorgeous a film as Disney's ever put out, with astonishing qualities of light, movement, surface and color at the service of the best professional imaginations money can buy."<ref name="rottentomatoes1">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_nemo/reviews/?type=top_critics |title=Finding Nemo – Movie Reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204152330/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_nemo/reviews/?type=top_critics |url-status=live }}</ref> Beth Jones of ''[[The Roanoke Times]]'' gave ''Finding Nemo'' a five out of five rating, explaining that "several scenes are scarier than [[Edward Norton]]'s mustache in ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]''."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Beth |url=http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story150308.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627115508/http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story150308.html |work=The Roanoke Times |title=Things work swimmingly in cartoon |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=June 27, 2003}}</ref> Jeff Strickler of the ''[[Star Tribune]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying it "proves that even when Pixar is not at the top of its game, it still produces better animation than some of its competitors on their best days."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> Gene Seymour of ''[[Newsday]]'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "The underwater backdrops take your breath away. No, really. They're so lifelike, you almost feel like holding your breath while watching."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> Rene Rodriguez of the ''[[Miami Herald]]'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "Parental anxiety may not be the kind of stuff children's films are usually made of, but this perfectly enchanting movie knows how to cater to its kiddie audience without condescending to them."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ae.miami.com/entertainment/ui/miami/movie.html?id=99879&reviewId=12209|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604160444/http://ae.miami.com/entertainment/ui/miami/movie.html?id=99879&reviewId=12209 |title=Movie: Finding Nemo |archive-date=June 4, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the film three-and-a-half out of five, saying "The best break of all is that Pixar's traditionally untethered imagination can't be kept under wraps forever, and "Nemo" erupts with sea creatures that showcase Stanton and company's gift for character and peerless eye for skewering contemporary culture."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-30-et-turan30-story.html |title=Hook, line and sinker |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 30, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |first=Kenneth |last=Turan |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806130609/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-30-et-turan30-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sandra Hall (writer)|Sandra Hall]] of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' said, "This is not the first time Pixar's animators have been engaged with the natural world, but they've never been as deeply immersed as they are in this undersea ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Sandra |author-link=Sandra Hall (writer)| title=Finding Nemo |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/finding-nemo-20030830-gdhax9.html |access-date=October 26, 2024 |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=August 30, 2003}}</ref> [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film four out of five stars, saying "Visual imagination and sophisticated wit raise ''Finding Nemo'' to a level just below the peaks of Pixar's ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' movies and ''Monsters, Inc.''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/30/movies/film-review-vast-sea-tiny-fish-big-crisis.html |title=FILM REVIEW; Vast Sea, Tiny Fish, Big Crisis |work=The New York Times |date=May 30, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528002057/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/30/movies/film-review-vast-sea-tiny-fish-big-crisis.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Terry Lawson of the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' gave the film three out of four, saying "As we now expect from Pixar, even the supporting fish in "''Finding Nemo''" are more developed as characters than any human in the ''[[Mission: Impossible (film series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' movies."<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030825220150/http://ae.freep.com/entertainment/ui/michigan/movie.html?id=99879&reviewId=12227&startDate=05%2F09%2F2003 |title=Movie: Finding Nemo |url=http://ae.freep.com/entertainment/ui/michigan/movie.html?id=99879&reviewId=12227&startDate=05/09/2003 |archive-date=August 25, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the film three and half out of four, saying "''Finding Nemo'' is an undersea treasure. The most gorgeous of all the Pixar films—which include ''Toy Story'' [[Toy Story|1]] and [[Toy Story 2|2]], ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' and ''Monsters, Inc.''—Nemo treats family audiences to a sweet, resonant story and breathtaking visuals. It may lack ''Monsters, Inc.''{{'}}s clever humor, but kids will identify with the spunky sea fish Nemo, and adults will relate to Marlin, Nemo's devoted dad."<ref>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |author-link=Claudia Puig |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-05-29-nemo_x.htm |title=USATODAY.com – Sweet and funny 'Nemo' works just swimmingly |work=USA Today |date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116044435/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-05-29-nemo_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a positive review, [[David Edelstein]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' wrote, "Of all the great vocal characterizations...the showstopper is Brooks, who hasn't had a part this good since ''[[Lost in America]]''. His Marlin is tender, cranky, hysterical, yet somehow lucid."<ref>{{cite news|date=May 30, 2003|url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/05/finding-nemo-is-a-dazzling-film-about-a-clown-fish.html|title=Swimming With Sharks|last=Edelstein|first=David|author-link=David Edelstein|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225223159/https://slate.com/culture/2003/05/finding-nemo-is-a-dazzling-film-about-a-clown-fish.html|archive-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref> Bruce Westbrook of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' gave the film an A−, saying "''Finding Nemo'' lives up to Pixar's high standards for wildly creative visuals, clever comedy, solid characters and an involving story."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/moviestory.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/1929968 |archive-date=2005-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911024614/http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/moviestory.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/1929968|title= Finding Nemo |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> Jack Garner of ''[[Gannett|Gannett News Service]]'' gave it a score of ten out of ten, stating that the film "strikes the perfect balance between the charm and childlike innocence of Disney animation and the cutting-edge humor and hipness of the old [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] cartoons."<ref>{{cite news|first=Jack|last=Garner|url=https://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/May/30/en/en12a.html|title=Dive into incredible fish tale with 'Finding Nemo'|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|publisher=[[Gannett|Gannett News Service]]|date=May 30, 2003}}</ref> Tom Long of ''[[The Detroit News]]'' gave the film an A−, saying "A simple test of humanity: If you don't laugh aloud while watching it, you've got a battery not a heart."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> Moira MacDonald of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' gave the film four out of four, saying "Enchanting; written with an effortless blend of sweetness and silliness, and animated with such rainbow-hued beauty, you may find yourself wanting to freeze-frame it."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> Daphne Gordon of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' gave the film four out of five, saying "One of the strongest releases from Disney in years, thanks to the work of Andrew Stanton, possibly one of the most successful directors you've never heard of."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> [[Ty Burr]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' gave the film three and a half out of four, saying "''Finding Nemo'' isn't quite up there with the company's finest work—there's finally a sense of formula setting in—but it's hands down the best family film since ''Monsters, Inc.''"<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> C.W. Nevius of ''[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]'' gave the film four out of four, saying "The visuals pop, the fish emote and the ocean comes alive. That's in the first two minutes. After that, they do some really cool stuff."<ref>{{cite news |author=C.W. Nevius |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Pixar-splashes-Finding-Nemo-in-a-sea-of-colors-2644852.php |title=Pixar splashes 'Finding Nemo' in a sea of colors |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 30, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091442/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Pixar-splashes-Finding-Nemo-in-a-sea-of-colors-2644852.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Gregory M. Lamb of ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of four, calling it "the best animated underwater picture since ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''."<ref>{{cite news|first=Gregory M.|last=Lamb|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0530/p15s03-almo.html|title=20,000 fins under the sea|newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|publisher=[[Christian Science Publishing Society]]|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=May 30, 2003}}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "''Finding Nemo'' will engross kids with its absorbing story, brightly drawn characters and lively action, and grown-ups will be equally entertained by the film's subtle humor and the sophistication of its visuals."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> David Ansen of ''[[Newsweek]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "A visual marvel, every frame packed to the gills with clever details, ''Finding Nemo'' is the best big-studio release so far this year."<ref>{{cite web |last=Ansen |first=David |url=http://www.newsweek.com/freeing-nemo-whale-tale-137873 |title=Freeing Nemo: A Whale Of A Tale |work=Newsweek |date=June 1, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110092057/http://www.newsweek.com/freeing-nemo-whale-tale-137873 |url-status=live }}</ref> Richard Corliss of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "Nemo, with its ravishing underwater fantasia, manages to trump the design glamour of earlier Pixar films."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030526-452810,00.html |title=Hook, Line and Thinker |magazine=TIME |date=May 19, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110123306/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030526-452810,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film an A, saying "In this seamless blending of technical brilliance and storytelling verve, the Pixar team has made something as marvelously soulful and innately, fluidly American as jazz."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Lisa Schwarzbaum |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,457106,00.html |title=FINDING NEMO Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 13, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026194933/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,457106,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Carrie Rickey of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' gave the film three out of four, saying "As eye-popping as Nemo's peepers and as eccentric as this little fish with asymmetrical fins."<ref name="rottentomatoes1"/> David Germain of the [[Associated Press]] gave the film a positive review, saying "''Finding Nemo'' is laced with smart humor and clever gags, and buoyed by another cheery story of mismatched buddies: a pair of fish voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres."<ref>{{cite web |author=David Germain |url=http://www.semissourian.com/story/110310.html |title=Miscellaneous: At the Movies - 'Finding Nemo' (05/29/03) |publisher=Southeast Missourian |date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026224231/http://www.semissourian.com/story/110310.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Anthony Lane of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "The latest flood of wizardry from Pixar, whose productions, from ''[[Toy Story]]'' onward, have lent an indispensable vigor and wit to the sagging art of mainstream animation."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lane |first=Anthony |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/finding_nemo_stanton |title=Finding Nemo |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027010647/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/finding_nemo_stanton |url-status=live }}</ref> The 3D re-release prompted a retrospective on the film nine years after its initial release. Stephen Whitty of ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' described it as "a genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic."<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitty|first=Stephen|title=Finding Nemo 3D review|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/09/finding_nemo_3d_review_pixar_p.html|work=The Star-Ledger|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2012|archive-date=September 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917201548/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/09/finding_nemo_3d_review_pixar_p.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On the 3D re-release, Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that its emotional power was deepened by "the dimensionality of the oceanic deep" where "the spatial mysteries of watery currents and floating worlds are exactly where 3D explorers were born to boldly go".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|title=Finding Nemo 3D|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/09/16/finding-nemo-3d/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 16, 2012|date=September 15, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019141653/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20627138,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pete Vonder Haar of ''[[Houston Press]]'' also gave the film a scoring of four out of five on the 3-D release, stating that "Gill is ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]''{{'}}s Sgt. Elias if he'd survived Sgt. Barnes' treachery and returned to civilian life weary and hard-bitten from his experiences. And also a fish."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/reviews-for-the-easily-distracted-finding-nemo-3d-6372465|title=Reviews for the Easily Distracted: Finding Nemo 3D|last=Vonder Haar|first=Pete|date=September 14, 2012|work=[[Houston Press]]|access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref> ''Finding Nemo'' was included on a number of best-of lists. The film appeared on professional rankings from [[BBC]] and ''[[The Independent]]'' based on retrospective appraisal, as one of the greatest films of the twenty-first century.<ref name="BBCBestFilms21stCentury">{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2016 |title=The 21st Century's 100 greatest films |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817230650/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref name="IndependentBestFilms21stCentury">{{Cite web |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=December 22, 2020 |title=The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to the critics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/best-films-21st-century-movies-b1768316.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817230423/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/best-films-21st-century-movies-b1768316.html |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Several publications have listed it as one of the best animated films, including: ''[[IGN]]'' (2010),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pirrello |first1=Phil |last2=Goldman |first2=Eric |last3=Fowler |first3=Matt |last4=Collura |first4=Scott |last5=White |first5=Cindy |last6=Schedeen |first6=Jesse |date=June 25, 2010 |title=Top 25 Animated Movies of All-Time |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/25/top-25-animated-movies-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220106124502/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/25/top-25-animated-movies-of-all-time |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[IGN]] }}</ref> ''[[Insider (news website)|Insider]]'', ''USA Today'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' (all 2018),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=John |date=March 10, 2018 |title=The 50 best animated movies of all time, according to critics |url=https://www.insider.com/best-animated-movies-all-time-critics-2018-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309231828/https://www.insider.com/best-animated-movies-all-time-critics-2018-3 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=[[Insider (news website)|Insider]] }}</ref><ref name="USATodayBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last=Stockdale |first=Charles |date=June 12, 2018 |title=The 100 best animated movies of all time |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/06/12/100-best-animated-movies-all-time/696107002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102233458/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/06/12/100-best-animated-movies-all-time/696107002/ |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><ref name="ElleBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last1=Yoonsoo Kim |first1=Kristen |last2=Tannenbaum |first2=Emily |date=July 20, 2018 |title=The 32 Best Animated Films Of All Time |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/g29704/best-animated-movies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116131519/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/g29704/best-animated-movies/ |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] }}</ref> ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'', ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'', and ''[[Time Out New York]]'' (all 2021).<ref name="ParadeBestAnimated">{{Cite news |last=Murrian |first=Samuel R. |date=January 16, 2021 |title=We Ranked the 51 Best Animated Movies of All Time, From ''Snow White'' to ''Soul'' |url=https://parade.com/554753/samuelmurrian/the-20-greatest-animated-films-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917000824/https://parade.com/554753/samuelmurrian/the-20-greatest-animated-films-of-all-time/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref><ref name="ComplexBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last1=Khal |last2=Herrera |first2=Andy |last3=Barone |first3=Matt |last4=Serafino |first4=Jason |last5=Scarano |first5=Ross |last6=Aquino |first6=Tara |date=February 19, 2021 |title=The Best Animated Movies of All Time |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/best-animated-movies-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520111430/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/best-animated-movies-of-all-time/ |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref><ref name="TimeOutNewYorkBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last1=Kryza |first1=Andy |last2=Rothkopf |first2=Joshua |last3=Huddleston |first3=Tom |date=September 10, 2021 |title=100 best animated films of all time |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-animated-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211208093325/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-animated-movies |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[Time Out New York]] }}</ref> In December 2021, the film's screenplay was listed number 60 on the [[Writers Guild of America]]'s "101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)".<ref name="WGA">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=December 6, 2021 |title=101 Greatest Screenplays Of The 21st Century: Horror Pic Tops Writers Guild's List |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/greatest-screenplays-of-21st-century-list-writers-guild-get-out-1234885622/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206184612/https://deadline.com/2021/12/greatest-screenplays-of-21st-century-list-writers-guild-get-out-1234885622/ |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref> In March 2025, The New York Times listed ''Finding Nemo'' as among "The Movies We've Loved Since 2000."<ref name="Loved">{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2025 |title=The Movies We've Loved Since 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-since-2000.html |access-date=April 10, 2025 |website=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref>
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