Movies With Mermaids
by liliesbloom | created - 10 Nov 2013 | updated - 01 Apr 2020 | PublicA collection of movies with mermaids in them!
Not all of the movies listed have "real mermaids" - that is, some of these movies involve people pretending to be mermaids (plays, costume parties, etc...).
In a few of these movies you will most likely see a mermaid only once.
If you know any movies with mermaids in them that I haven't listed, could you please copy and paste the IMDb URL in the comments below? Thanks.
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1. The Mermaid (2016)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Shan, a mermaid, is sent to assassinate Xuan, a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her race, but ends up falling in love with him instead.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Chao Deng, Show Lo, Yuqi Zhang, Yun Lin
Votes: 10,147 | Gross: $3.23M
2. Fishtales (2007)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A widowed professor gets the summer on a Greek island to finish his database on ancient love spells. He brings his daughter. She tries to find a woman or mermaid for her socially awkward dad.
Director: Alki David | Stars: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Alki David, Amber Savva
Votes: 2,015
3. Aquaman (2018)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson
Votes: 520,046 | Gross: $335.06M
4. Aquamarine (2006)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.
Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Stars: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman
Votes: 45,085 | Gross: $18.60M
After a storm two girls find a mermaid washed up in a swimming pool.
5. Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006 Video)
TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina (played by Barbie) enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.
Directors: William Lau, Walter P. Martishius | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Lee Tockar, Christopher Gaze, Kathleen Barr
Votes: 4,416
Barbie: Mermaidia is the sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia. Elina a fairy visits Mermaidia in an attempt to save her friend Prince Nalu a merman and his kingdom.
6. Magic Island (1995 Video)
PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A bored teenager receives a pirate adventure book from his nanny-housekeeper and is sucked into the magic story book after reading it.
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Zachery Ty Bryan, Andrew Divoff, Edward Kerr, Lee Armstrong
Votes: 683
7. Mad About Men (1954)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda (Glynis Johns) swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on vacation. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford, Margaret Rutherford
Votes: 611
8. Splash (1983)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy
Votes: 83,325 | Gross: $62.10M
9. Splash, Too (1988 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Allen and Madison return to New York - one to save his business, the other to save a dolphin in captivity.
Director: Greg Antonacci | Stars: Todd Waring, Amy Yasbeck, Donovan Scott, Rita Taggart
Votes: 693
10. She Creature (2001 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
In Ireland, two carnies abduct a mermaid and decide to take her to America. In their sea route, the seductive and mysterious creature reveals an uncontrollable darker side.
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Jim Piddock, Reno Wilson
Votes: 3,842
11. The3Tails Movie: A Mermaid Adventure (2015)
61 min | Family
YouTube mermaid sensations splash into the big screen.
Directors: Andrés Garretón, Meredith Scott Lynn | Stars: Natasha Garretón, Sofia Garretón, Marlena Lerner, Meredith Scott Lynn
Votes: 208
12. Mermaids: The Body Found (2011 TV Movie)
82 min | Sci-Fi
A team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of a sea creature with ties to human origins - a modern day mermaid. They claim a massive government cover-up is currently hiding the creature's existence from the general public.
Director: Sid Bennett | Stars: Sean Cameron Michael, Andre Weideman, Candice D'Arcy, David Soul
Votes: 1,723
13. Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
While on vacation in the Caribbean with his wife, a middle-aged man unexpectedly finds, and falls in love with, a mermaid.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey, Andrea King
Votes: 1,348
14. Miranda (1948)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum
Votes: 1,140
15. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 290,619 | Gross: $111.54M
16. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea.
Directors: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith, Bill Speers | Stars: Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 22,243
17. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008 Video)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In the kingdom of Atlantica where music is forbidden, the youngest daughter of King Triton, named Ariel, discovers her love of an underground music club and sets off to a daring adventure to bring restoration of music back to Atlantica.
Director: Peggy Holmes | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Jim Cummings, Sally Field
Votes: 11,309
18. The Little Mermaid (1992 Video)
G | 50 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young mermaid princess risks being turned forever into sea-foam in order to fulfill her dreams of marrying her true love.
Directors: Masakazu Higuchi, Chinami Namba
Votes: 302
19. Ponyo (2008)
G | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tomoko Yamaguchi
Votes: 163,063 | Gross: $15.09M
Ponyo is a "goldfish" - she has a human head and a fish body. (Characters repeatedly call her a goldfish, but I think her lower body looks more like a sea slug.) Ponyos mother appears as a mermaid in one scene.
20. The Little Mermaid (1974 TV Movie)
30 min | Family
When Marina looks up, she doesn't see the sky; she sees the world of the surface. As the youngest princess of the undersea kingdom, she's always longed to see what lies above. Stealing her ... See full summary »
Director: Marilyn Fox | Stars: Penny Casdagli, Marian Diamond, Karen Ford, Rosalind Knight
Votes: 15
21. The Daydreamer (1966)
Unrated | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An anthology of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Thumbelina", and "The Garden of Paradise".
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford
Votes: 457
22. Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003 TV Movie)
174 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Kieran Bew, Emily Hamilton, Flora Montgomery, James Fox
Votes: 574
23. Queen of the Sea (1918)
Passed | 50 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Merilla (Annette Kellerman), Queen of the Seas, finds a book among the wreckage at the bottom of the sea, that contains a prophecy that she shall save four human beings and then receive a ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Annette Kellerman, Hugh Thompson, Mildred Keats, Walter Law
Votes: 24
Silent Black and White Movie
24. The Thirteenth Year (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Chez Starbuck, Justin Jon Ross, Courtnee Draper, Brent Briscoe
Votes: 6,087
After a boy turns thirteen he discovers that he is a merman.
25. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes
Votes: 680,622 | Gross: $290.01M
Harry Potter and the other contestants of the triwizard tournament had to compete in an event where they had to rescue a person trapped underwater with mermaids.
26. Night Tide (1961)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir, Luana Anders
Votes: 4,081
27. Local Hero (1983)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson
Votes: 26,669 | Gross: $5.90M
28. Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (2010 Video)
TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
Director: Adam Wood | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Kathleen Barr, Tabitha St. Germain, Peter Mel
Votes: 3,898
29. Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (2011 Video)
TV-Y | 73 min | Animation, Family
Merliah, the surf girl and enchanting mermaid princess, gets her ticket to success for the ultimate surfing tournament; however, when her magic necklace gets stolen, Aquellia will be in danger. Will she believe in herself to save the day?
Director: William Lau | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Ashleigh Ball, Kathleen Barr, Nicole Oliver
Votes: 2,341
30. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
PG | 103 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Pat Slowey
Votes: 9,858 | Gross: $6.10M
31. Bedtime Stories (2008)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A hotel handyman's life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courteney Cox, Guy Pearce
Votes: 101,188 | Gross: $110.10M
32. Ondine (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry
Votes: 22,618 | Gross: $0.55M
33. Peter Pan (2003)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 80,074 | Gross: $48.46M
34. Hook (1991)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 272,997 | Gross: $119.65M
35. Peter Pan (1953)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson
Votes: 152,876 | Gross: $87.40M
36. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.
Directors: Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Osborne | Stars: Tom Kenny, Jeffrey Tambor, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence
Votes: 101,778 | Gross: $85.42M
37. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
G | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 30,991 | Gross: $4.58M
38. Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Adventure
To escape from an arranged marriage to Aquatania's pagan god, a desperate maiden ends up in Tarzan's fishing net. But soon, he, too, finds himself before a well-planned conspiracy. Can Tarzan save the mermaid from the barbaric idol's will?
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, George Zucco, Andrea Palma
Votes: 2,173
39. Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008 TV Movie)
92 min | Family
Roxy befriends a mysterious young woman without a name, only to suspect, after catching her soaking with water every night, that her new companion might be a mermaid.
Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Aria Wallace, Denis Akiyama, Yannick Bisson, Robin Brûlé
Votes: 235
40. By the Sea (2002)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
By the Sea is a multi-Award winning independent film about a beautiful young woman named Lena, of Cuban descent, and played by Elena Aaron. She is forced to adjusts to sudden, dire yet ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Barnes | Stars: Elena Aaron, Robert Pemberton, Jimmy Tingle, Tony V.
Votes: 43
41. Empires of the Deep
Sci-Fi | Completed
Set in a mythical world, the story of an unlikely love story between a young human and a mermaid.
Directors: Michael French, Jonathan Lawrence, Scott Miller | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Mi Yang, Valeska Miller, Davy Williams
42. Barbie: The Pearl Princess (2014 Video)
TV-Y | 73 min | Animation, Family
The creative mermaid, Lumina, not only has the power to change the colour of pearls and make them dance, but she is also a great hairdresser. With the Royal Ball only hours away, will she unlock her destiny as the realm's Pearl Princess?
Director: Ezekiel Norton | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Katie Crown, Mark Oliver, Rebecca Shoichet
Votes: 1,817
43. Golden Brown (2011)
120 min | Drama
Golden Brown is set in England, in Stunning 1960's Cornwall and 1970's Essex. David, a young boy of mixed race spends his days beach-combing for treasure, and dreaming of the girl he loves.... See full summary »
Director: Sharon Sheehan | Stars: Jenny Agutter, Stuart Boother, Dale Brickhill, Laura Frances-Martin
Votes: 26
44. Princess Lillifee (2009)
70 min | Animation, Family
In the enchanted kingdom of Pinkovia the fairy Princess Lillifee rules with a magic hand, creating beauty and spreading goodwill wherever she goes. Together with her best friend, Pupsi the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ansgar Niebuhr, Alan Simpson, Zhi-Jian Xu | Stars: Sabine Bohlmann, Max Felder, Stefan Günther, Julia Haacke
Votes: 176