Fining Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American family film. It was written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of the clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) and his search for his son Nemo (Alexander Gould) with a regal tang called Dory (Ellen DeGeneres). He learns in the process to be less protective of his son.