The Little Mermaid (3D)

Disney’s live-action version of their classic animated film. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land. This film is releasing in 2D and 3D. This is the 3D version.

135 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Kiss me ... as if it were the last time...

Credits

Cast	Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jude Akuwudike, Noma Dumezweni, Jessica Alexander
Director	Rob Marshall
Screenplay	David Magee, Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, from original by Ron Clements, John Musker, from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Music	Alan Menken
Cinematography	Dion Beebe
Editing	Wyatt Smith
Sound formats	Dolby, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos
Made in	2023
Produced by	Walt Disney Pictures, Lucamar Productions, Marc Platt Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Fantasy, romance
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG for action/peril and some scary images
Runtime	135
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

PG: Parental Guidance (General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children)	Mild threat
Runtime	135
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 8 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 41 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 169 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer With Halle Bailey making a major splash in the title role, Disney's live-action Little Mermaid ranks among the studio's most enjoyable reimaginings.	15
CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Halle Bailey dazzles amid more intense live-action scenes.	15
What the People say
Rottentomatoes users 50+ users	12
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	17
The Movie DB Community	11
Average .. 68%	14