Merbabies

Merbabies

Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor.

Directed by Rudolf Ising, Vernon Stallings

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19389 min6.2 / 10

A whimsical, visually enchanting animated short celebrating the playful magic of ocean life through music and fantastical imagery.

Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came.

Questions people ask

  • Is Merbabies easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Merbabies scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Merbabies sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Merbabies violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Merbabies end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Merbabies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Merbabies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Merbabies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Merbabies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Merbabies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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