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The Pout-Pout Fish

2026 · 91 min

A bright, silly undersea adventure with grumpy charm and gentle life lessons for young viewers.

Tagline: Spreading the dreary-wearies since 2008.
Overview: Living on a rundown shipwreck, Mr. Fish one day discovers a hyperactive young sea dragon Pip – who had mistaken his home for a junkyard – pilfering his belongings. The heated argument that ensues leaves both their houses in ruin. But there is hope! Embarking on a seemingly impossible quest in search of the mythical 'Shimmer' to grant them a wish, there’s only one problem: someone else is on the hunt...

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
survival
found family
identity
Places: sea
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	1
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: animation, family, adventure, comedy
Directed by: Ricard Cussó
Written by: Dominic Morris, Elie Choufany, Elise Allen
Starring: Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto, Amy Sedaris, Jordin Sparks, Remy Hii, Mark Coles Smith, Nazeem Hussain
Music: Ack Kinmonth
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Australia, United States of America, Germany
Languages: English

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