Finding Nemo 2012. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest animated film ever made as part of their 10 Top 10 lists. In a 2016 poll of international critics conducted by BBC, "Finding Nemo" was voted one of the 100 greatest motion pictures since 2000. A sequel, "Finding Dory", was released on June 17, 2016 in the United States. A clownfish couple, Marlin and Coral, are admiring their new home in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and their clutch of hundreds of eggs, when a barracuda attacks. Marlin is knocked unconscious, and wakes up to find Coral and
Finding Nemo for tropical fish skyrocketed after the film's release, causing reef species decimation in Vanuatu and many other reef areas. After seeing the film, some aquarium owners released their pet fish into the ocean, but failed to release them into the correct oceanic habitat, which introduced species that are harmful to the indigenous environment, a practice that is harming reefs worldwide. "Finding Nemo" was released on VHS and DVD on November 4, 2003. The DVD release included an original short film, "Exploring the Reef", and the short animated film, "Knick Knack" (1989). It would go on to become the best-selling DVD