The Pout-Pout Fish Early Access

Name: The Pout-Pout Fish Early Access
Duration: 1 h 32 min

1hr 32m

1hr 32m
2.2/5 (1.1K)
65%

Two aquatic misfits embark on an impossible journey to save their home.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ricard Cussó

Producer:

Nadine Bates, Madeira Ginley, Kristen Souvlis

Writer:

Elise Allen, Elie Choufany, Deborah Diesen

Release Date:

Mar 15, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 32m

Synopsis

Two aquatic misfits embark on an impossible journey to save their home.

Cast

Nick Offerman
Miranda Otto
Amy Sedaris
Mark Coles Smith
Remy Hii
Nina Oyama
Jordin Sparks
Bessie Holland
Nazeem Hussain
Andrew Buchanan

Moviegoers are saying

The Pout-Pout Fish has become an unintentional cult phenomenon, with audiences flocking to nearly empty theaters for what many describe as a hilariously disastrous animated experience. Reviewers report bizarre theater experiences ranging from drug deals to people watching South Park during screenings, suggesting this Nick Offerman-voiced Australian animation has achieved 'so bad it's good' status among adult audiences seeking ironic entertainment.

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2.2

RATINGS 3 FANS

2.2

Mar 20, 2026

I kid you not, I saw a drug deal happen in the theater. No one else was there, I was in the back. Two guys came in, exchanged baggies then ran off. Shoulda asked if they had spare whatever the hell that was.

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Eljohn

Mar 7, 2026

okay so this was about israel

218 Likes

denis

Mar 7, 2026

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Ricardo
Mar 23, 2026

best movie theater experience i’ve had since sneaks! simply incredible. my only complaint is that they didn’t play the ah puh tuh puh tuh trailer before it. my friend laura and i were really looking forward to that

113 Likes

jeaba

Mar 22, 2026

The Pout-Pout Fish is real and he's holding my family hostage.

85 Likes

Aaron Bartuska

Mar 21, 2026

Never thought I’d see an Australian animated movie starring Nick Offerman that has a subplot about the Israel Palestine conflict, but here we are 2026 On the Silver Screen 2026, My Year In Movies

83 Likes

Ron Frear
Mar 20, 2026

just watch finding nemo 15

62 Likes

cmovies12

Mar 22, 2026

I felt bad for all the parents that had to bring their kids to watch this trash movie, and then I felt even worse for myself for being 30 with no kids no b*tches and still being here for this dumb ahh movie

47 Likes

Ian_4_short

Mar 23, 2026

I was a little pouty watching this because there was one other person in my theater, a man in his 50s, who was watching South Park on his phone at full volume during the movie. But honestly, I don’t blame him, because this movie was tough to watch. The story and script was…

44 Likes

Jake Alda Coffey

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Jen liked

The Pout-Pout Fish

It’s a cute movie with a great cast but it does fall a little short at times. I do think some of the humor was wonderful though!

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Cinematic Joshua is "meh" on

The Pout-Pout Fish

An Animated Adventure that fishes for light chuckles with a bunch of colorful characters that don’t really land.

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madli is "meh" on

The Pout-Pout Fish

Kinda mid ja vaga predictable plot kahjuks

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morgan_eldredge loved

The Pout-Pout Fish

5/5⭐️

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