Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

Inspired by the true story of bathing beauties!

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1952115 min6.5 / 10

A spirited, visually sumptuous musical biography celebrating a woman's triumph over physical adversity and social convention through athletic grace and determination.

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Million Dollar Mermaid easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Million Dollar Mermaid violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Million Dollar Mermaid sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Million Dollar Mermaid scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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