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  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Opened December 10, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 58 min.
  • R
    language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew -- Team Zissou -- set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existant Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou's partner during the documentary Read More
  • Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum
  • Director: Wes Anderson
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    My alltime favorite movie.

    by Ryan Danger

    This is the best Drama/Comedy ever in my opinion.

  • Oh No!

    The Life Aquatic

    by CarriD

    I have tried twice to watch this and can't seem to make it through... This is one of the stupidest, most incoherent movies that I have ever "tried" to watch!

  • Oh No!

    suck

    by Nicholas Veith

    wtf

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Critic Reviews

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    An exquisitely evocative movie that elevates rueful melancholia to a superpower.

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Sheri Linden

    Wonderfully weird and wistful adventure-comedy about a fish-out-of-water...

  • 80
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    The actor's (Murray) quiet, downcast presence modulates the antic busyness that...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It's almost a great movie. For half of its running time, Anderson maintains a...

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