Maps of Movies

Finding Nemo (2003)

Where Finding Nemo says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

There is nothing to film at the bottom of the sea, but the film still finishes in a real harbour: Sydney.

Scenes and places

The anemone home on the reef edge (2003)

Marlin names his one surviving egg Nemo and vows to keep him safe. Years later Nemo is eager to go to school while Marlin remains anxious and hyperprotective.

Set in Marlin and Nemo's sea anemone, edge of the Great Barrier Reef — A secluded anemone where a worried father raises his only surviving child. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

School and the Drop-Off (2003)

Marlin drops Nemo off at school and hovers over the teacher about Nemo's small fin. When he hears the class will visit the drop-off, he panics and tries to pull Nemo out, and Nemo defiantly swims toward a boat to prove himself.

Set in The school and the "drop-off" where the reef meets the open sea — A class outing spot on the border between the reef and open water; no real-world location is given.

A reef drop-off is the underwater cliff where shallow reef gives way to deep open water.

The sharks' support group (2003)

Marlin and Dory meet Bruce, a great white shark in a support group that tries not to eat fish. Marlin finds a diver's mask with an address on it, then Dory's blood sets Bruce off and the chase sets off old naval mines.

Set in Shark support group and the mined waters — A gathering of sharks and a field of old naval mines; no real-world location is given.

Sharks are apex predators; great whites are the species best known for attacking in open water.

The dentist's office tank in Sydney (2003)

Captured by divers, Nemo is placed in a fish tank in a Sydney dentist's office, where the Tank Gang tells him the dentist plans to give him to his niece, who has a bad record with pet fish. Gill hatches an escape plan.

Set in Dentist Philip Sherman's office, Sydney — A dentist's waiting-room fish tank overlooking Sydney Harbour; the building is fictional and the point shown is the harbour, not the office. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Sydney is Australia's largest city, built around a deep natural harbour.

The abyss and the anglerfish (2003)

Dory drops the mask into an abyss and Marlin follows to find it. An anglerfish attacks, but Dory uses its light to read the address while Marlin traps the anglerfish with the mask.

Set in A deep-sea trench — A dark ocean trench where a glowing lure is the only light; no real-world location is given.

Anglerfish live in the deep sea and use a glowing lure to attract prey.

The jellyfish forest (2003)

After moonfish point them toward the East Australian Current, Marlin and Dory get trapped in a forest of jellyfish. They are both stung while trying to escape.

Set in The jellyfish forest — A drifting field of jellyfish; no real-world location is given.

Jellyfish are drifting animals that sting with tentacles.

The East Australian Current (2003)

Marlin and Dory wake in the current among sea turtles. Crush teaches Marlin to relax, and word of Marlin's journey spreads across the ocean.

Set in East Australian Current — The film's ocean superhighway down Australia's east coast; the real current has no single point on a map.

The East Australian Current is a warm current running south along Australia's east coast.

Sydney Harbour (2003)

Marlin and Dory get lost, are swallowed by a blue whale, and Dory urges Marlin to trust it. The whale expels them through its blowhole into Sydney Harbour.

Set in Sydney Harbour — The harbour where the whale's blowhole delivers Marlin and Dory, near the dentist's office. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Sydney Harbour is a drowned river valley, the centre of Sydney with its famous bridge and opera house.

Characters

• Marlin — An anxious clownfish who raises Nemo alone after losing the rest of his family.
• Nemo — Marlin's young son, born with a small fin and eager to go to school.
• Dory — A friendly blue tang with short-term memory loss who helps Marlin search.