Mermaids fingerprintBig heart, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, hopeful, and romantic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around growing up, family, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Mermaids is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 50 min
Mermaids runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Mermaids much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $31 million to make and earned $35 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+87GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mermaids in 101 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 115 storytelling tropes for Mermaids, including Parental Substitute, The Atoner, Hormone-Addled Teenager.
6.7
