Every Pixar Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

6. Finding Nemo

Having spent years preparing - including going on actual underwater expeditions - it's no surprise that Pixar's animation for Finding Nemo was so on-point. But making good-looking oceanic environments was only ever half of the story of success - the rest came down to characterisation.

Opening with explosive, raw trauma, Finding Nemo effectively plays like Alice In Wonderland underwarer. In one thread, Marlin - voiced wonderfully by Albert Brooks - follows the white rabbit (or the blue, forgetful rabbit in this case) through meetings with grotesques and oddballs. From the other end, Nemo effectively sits in the court of the Queen Of Hearts trying to avoid having his head cut off (or being shaken to death by pantomime monster Darla).

The entire thing is beautifully phrased and the dynamic between over-zealous father and brave, slightly over-confident son is as authentic as Pixar's family relationships have ever been.