The Little Mermaid

2023 Drama | Arts
63%

Headstrong mermaid Ariel is obsessed with humankind and secretly collects discarded "thingamabobs" in direct violation of orders from her father King Triton. During a violent storm, a ship commanded by Prince Eric runs aground and Ariel rescues him from a watery grave. Live-action adaptation of 1989 animated classic, with Halle Bailey

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by Brian Lloyd
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'The Little Mermaid' swims in familiar waters

A young mermaid named Ariel (Halle Bailey) makes a deal with her aunt, the sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and discovers a kind prince (Jonah Hauer-King) on her journey. However, her father Triton (Javier Bardem) demands that she return to the ocean at once. With the help of her friends Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttle (Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina), Ariel tries to understand the world above, while the world below falls into the clutches of Ursula...

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