---
title: 'The Little Mermaid (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Marshall'
released: '2023-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 135
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5971474/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Mermaid (2023)

2023 · PG · 135 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Music, Romance, Family · United States


## Synopsis

The Little Mermaid is a 2023 American musical fantasy film that is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, which itself is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, DeLuca Marshall, and Marc Platt Productions. Directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by David Magee, the film stars Halle Bailey as the title character, with Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Art Malik, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy in supporting roles. The plot follows the mermaid princess Ariel, who is fascinated with the human world; after saving Prince Eric from a shipwreck, she makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula to walk on land.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-manuel-miranda), [Alan Menken](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-menken)
- **Producer:** [Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-manuel-miranda), [Rob Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-marshall), [Marc Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-platt-2), [John DeLuca](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-deluca)
- **Director:** [Rob Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Jane Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-goldman), [David Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-magee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dion Beebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dion-beebe)
- **Editor:** [Wyatt Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/wyatt-smith)

## Cast

- [Jessica Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-alexander) as Vanessa
- [Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-manuel-miranda) as Chef Louis
- [Martina Laird](https://cinepixo.com/people/martina-laird) as Lashana
- [Simone Ashley](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-ashley) as Indira
- [Jonah Hauer-King](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonah-hauer-king) as Prince Eric
- [Lorena Andrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorena-andrea) as Perla
- [Noma Dumezweni](https://cinepixo.com/people/noma-dumezweni) as la reine Selina
- [Javier Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-bardem) as King Triton
- [Kajsa Mohammar](https://cinepixo.com/people/kajsa-mohammar) as Karina
- [Melissa McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-mccarthy) as Ursula
- [Art Malik](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-malik) as Grimsby
- [Halle Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/halle-bailey) as Ariel

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-2023
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