This is the first film to have a major main character being recast from original to sequel due to age (in this case being Nemo). Lee Hyo-won (July 26, 2016). "South Korea Box Office: Local Zombie Film Breaks Records, Tops Hollywood Releases". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016 . Retrieved July 26, 2016. The Pig – Frantically navigating the pipes of the Marine Life Institute in search of her parents, Dory crosses paths with a terrifying cleaning device.

Not as far out there as the extensions to the Monsters and Cars universes, Finding Dory is its own thing, more akin to the Toy Story sequels. Like those and the original Nemo, it's a rescue/escape film, but it's done well and never feels like a retread. The only brush with formula is in the climax, which takes the Pixar's "what could go wrong?" principle a few steps too far, Pixar's Ed Catmull on Animation Evolution, from Nemo to Dory – Studio Daily". July 7, 2016. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016 . Retrieved December 30, 2016. Losing Nemo – While watching the stingray migration, Dory starts to follow two fish that remind her of her parents, leaving Nemo all alone. Finding Dory". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021 . Retrieved September 26, 2021.Tank Gang (Digital exclusive) – After a close encounter with a squid leaves them separated from Dory, Marlin and Nemo unexpectedly meet up with the Tank Gang from “Finding Nemo,” who make it their mission to get to the Marine Life Institute … by any means necessary. Film Poll 2016". The Village Voice. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017 . Retrieved January 27, 2017.

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Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) Lang, Brent (June 22, 2016). " 'Finding Dory' Could Lead to Dangerous Demand for Blue Tangs as Pets". Variety. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016 . Retrieved March 9, 2017.

Annual Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations". Online Film Critics Society. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016 . Retrieved December 27, 2016. Dory worries that her parents will not want to see her, but Marlin reassures her that her parents will be thrilled to see her, recounting how Dory has helped him and Nemo in their lives, apologizing for not appreciating her enough. As they continue their search, Nemo asks his dad if they will have to say goodbye to Dory, to which Marlin replies that they will.

Nordyke, Kimberly (December 12, 2016). " 'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by San Francisco Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016 . Retrieved December 12, 2016. Dory is a very young blue tang who suffers from short-term memory loss. While she finds this as a weakness, her parents constantly tell her that it is all right, but they warn her to stay away from the undertow. Later, young Dory has been separated from her parents and is trying to find them. Years pass, but she cannot find anyone who can help, and as she grows older, she even forgets who she is looking for. She then suddenly sees a white boat and a frantic clownfish named Marlin. Running into him, she promises to help him find something himself: his kidnapped son, Nemo, thus the events of Finding Nemo take place. Bradshaw, Peter (July 28, 2016). "Finding Dory review – Pixar sequel treads water". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021 . Retrieved October 12, 2021. The scene where Dory and Marlin meet recounts the event from Finding Nemo where the divers captured Nemo and Marlin tries to chase after the boat, but it ends up gone and he tries to ask if anyone has seen the boat. But this time, it shows Dory's perspective where she actually did see the boat until she and Marlin bump into each other. This surprised a lot of fans. Bradford, Alina (July 9, 2016). "Facts About Regal Blue Tangs". Live Science. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017 . Retrieved March 9, 2017.

Anthony D'Alessandro (June 21, 2016). " 'Dory' Continues To Break B.O. Records for an Animated Film on Monday". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020 . Retrieved June 22, 2016. She meets two small crabs, who inform her that all blue tangs, like herself, are tagged and taken to quarantine to be shipped to their own exhibit in Cleveland. The two crabs tell her she can get to quarantine through the pipes, and Dory heads off to pursue her parents.Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save mom and dad from captivity.