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The Little Mermaid
1989
· Movie
· 83 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #186
- IMDb #121
- Google retired #432
- Rotten Tomatoes #95
- Metacritic #70
- Letterboxd #216
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #125
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #109
- Metacritic Critics #26
- Metacritic Audience #200
- Criticker #119
- Douban #65
- Kinopoisk #36
- AlloCiné #205
- Trakt #171
Every rating
53–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 90, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young mermaid princess is fascinated by the human world. After saving a prince from a shipwreck, she makes a dangerous bargain with a sea witch: trading her voice for legs to walk on land. She has three days to win the prince's love without her voice, or she will belong to the witch forever.
Details
- Directors
- John Musker, Ron Clements
- Writers
- John Musker, Ron Clements
- Based on
- The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
- Released
- 17 November 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $211.3M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →6 major awards won · 14 wins from 21 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Original Score | Alan Menken | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Original Song | " Under the Sea " Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Original Song | "Under the Sea" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Original Score | Alan Menken | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1989 | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Under the Sea" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1989 | Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack – Various Artists | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Original Song | " Kiss the Girl " Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
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Grammy Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack – Various Artists | Winner |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Under the Sea" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack – Alan Menken | Nominee |
| Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid Read-Along – Roy Dotrice | Nominee |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Kiss the Girl" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score | Alan Menken | Winner |
| Best Original Song | "Under the Sea" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score | Alan Menken | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Under the Sea " Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Kiss the Girl " Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner | |
| Film Hall of Fame: Songs | "Under the Sea" | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Alan Menken | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animation | John Musker and Ron Clements | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Youth DVD | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Motion Picture – Adventure or Cartoon | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Mary V. Buck and Susan Edelman | Nominee |