Movie · Animation · Musical

Ariel, the fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father’s order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues the prince of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch Ursula and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend, the adorable and chatty Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian, the hilarious, reggae-singing Caribbean crab, at her side, Ariel must win the prince’s love and save her father’s kingdom — all in a heart-pounding race against time.

1989 · 1h 25m

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The Little Mermaid

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Ariel, the fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father’s order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues the prince of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch Ursula and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend, the adorable and chatty Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian, the hilarious, reggae-singing Caribbean crab, at her side, Ariel must win the prince’s love and save her father’s kingdom — all in a heart-pounding race against time.

COMMON SENSE

Superb, entertaining animated musical has some scary stuff.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.5
Reviews 127
Fresh 117
Rotten 10

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Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Released
1989
Run Time
1 hr 25 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© 1989 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC, Dolby Atmos, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), French (Canada)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.