Movies like The Little Mermaid

“The Little Mermaid (2023) is a 2020s American family-drama that adapts a canonical fairy-tale premise into a contemporary live-action idiom. Ariel's central conflict—between oceanic belonging and terrestrial desire—is articulated through wide-lens choreography and motivated, high-contrast lighting that separate social spheres while preserving emotional intimacy. The film argues that a saturated, performance-focused visual grammar can transmit the original tale's psychological stakes to family audiences.”