--- description: In the "Finding Nemo" Honest Trailer, we're reminded that the animated Pixar classic is really a "nonstop murder parade" through the ocean title: Honest Trailers Says 'Finding Nemo' Is '90 Minutes of Tears and Torture' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Honest Trailers Says _Finding Nemo_ Is Actually '90 Minutes of Tears and Torture'  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 9:06 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 9:06 PM CUT When Pixar released [_Finding Nemo_](http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/finding-nemo-2003-2/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") in 2003, it became an instant classic, gifting us with timeless aquatic punchlines (“Just keep swimming!”) and a winning cast of anthropomorphized marine characters. It even spawned the [forthcoming sequel](http://time.com/4337977/summer-movies-2016-anticipated/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") _Finding Dory_, starring Ellen DeGeneres. But the team behind the Honest Trailers has taken a critical eye to the animated favorite, and it turns out the ocean isn’t all fun, games, and adventure. In fact — especially as presented in _Finding Nemo_ — it’s a very scary place. “Swim along for a powerful message as this neurotic dad learns to let go of his fear that the ocean is trying to kill you — even though he’s totally right — as this children’s movie treats the ocean like a nonstop murder parade full of killer sharks, paralyzing jellyfish, deadly mines, hidden nets, your worst nightmares, and tiny anxious-looking fish that eat your worst nightmares whole,” the voiceover intones. Now that they mention it…that does sound about right. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4369087/finding-nemo-honest-trailer-tears-and-torture/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4369087/finding-nemo-honest-trailer-tears-and-torture/"},"headline":"Honest Trailers Says Finding Nemo Is Actually '90 Minutes of Tears and Torture'","datePublished":"2016-06-14T21:06:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:22.618Z","description":"Turns out this beloved children's movie is totally a \"nonstop murder parade\"","url":"https://time.com/4369087/finding-nemo-honest-trailer-tears-and-torture/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4369087/finding-nemo-honest-trailer-tears-and-torture/","name":"Honest Trailers Says Finding Nemo Is Actually '90 Minutes of Tears and Torture'"}}]}] ```