Finding Dory
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?
Critics Sentiment
Dory follows a trail of shells that leads her to reunite with parents Jenny and Charlie
Other blue tangs tell Dory her parents escaped years ago and never returned
The film's most dramatic shift occurs from the devastating low of learning Dory's parents are gone to the triumphant high of her reunion with them via the shell trail.
Finding Dory follows a classic emotional arc that starts strong with Dory's backstory, builds through her journey and new friendships at the Marine Life Institute, hits a crushing low when she believes her parents are gone, then soars to its highest point with their reunion. While critics found it less groundbreaking than the original, they consistently praised its emotional authenticity and standout new characters like Hank the octopus.
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Albert Brooks
Marlin (voice)
Ellen DeGeneres
Dory (voice)
Ed O'Neill
Hank (voice)
Hayden Rolence
Nemo (voice)
Diane Keaton
Jenny (voice)
Eugene Levy
Charlie (voice)
Ty Burrell
Bailey (voice)
Kaitlin Olson
Destiny (voice)
Idris Elba
Fluke (voice)
Dominic West
Rudder (voice)
Kate McKinnon
Wife Fish (voice)
Bill Hader
Husband Fish (Stan) (voice)
Andrew Stanton
Crush (voice)
Torbin Xan Bullock
Gerald (voice)
Bennett Dammann
Squirt (voice)
Bob Peterson
Mr. Ray (voice)
Alexander Gould
Passenger Carl (voice)
Katherine Ringgold
Chicken Fish (voice)
John Ratzenberger
Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
Angus MacLane
Sunfish 'Charlie Back and Forth' (voice)
Crew
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