The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 7.1 · 60% critics
Oceanographer Steve Zissou sets out on a personal mission after a rare shark kills a member of his crew. On his boat, he’s joined by a man who thinks he’s his father’s son and a journalist carrying complicated news, while the voyage keeps colliding with pirates and painful memories.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (3,171 votes)
- Box office
- $34,809,623
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
Not for you if you want nonstop action, straightforward laughs, or a tightly escalating story; it’s a Wes Anderson–style, character-and-voyage comedy-drama similar in vibe to The Royal Tenenbaums or The Darjeeling Limited.
Pros: quirky sea adventure; dry, offbeat humor; big-name cast charm | Cons: slow pacing; uneven laughs; contrived plot feel
Themes
- parent child relationship
- red cap
- dysfunctional family
- rivalry
- eccentric
- pirate
- magic realism
- estranged father
- oceanography
- scientific expedition
- satirical
- father son relationship
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Bill Murray
as Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson
as Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston
as Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe
as Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum
as Alistair Hennessey
Michael Gambon
as Oseary Drakoulias
Noah Taylor
as Vladimir Wolodarsky
Bud Cort
as Bill Ubell
Seu Jorge
as Pelé dos Santos
Directed by Wes Anderson