Mermaid movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant mermaid movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, exciting, psychotronic, humorous, semi serious and fairy tale films and TV shows about / with mermaid, underwater scene, underwater, creature, swimming, love, supernatural, siren, ocean and teenager plots mostly in Fantasy, Romance and Drama genres shot in USA, Australia, UK and other countries.
mermaid movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as mermaid: Mermaids (2003), Blue My Mind (2017), Siren (2018), The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), Mermaids: The Body Found (2011), Mako Mermaids (2013), Sirens (2017), Aquamarine (2006), Scales: Mermaids Are Real (2017), The Lure (2015).

List of mermaid movies

 5.2
 695
Mermaids (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Mermaid sisters hunt down their father's human killer... and deal with their own personal relationships with the humans.
Style: captivating, touching, exciting, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot: mermaid, sibling relationship, revenge, murder, magic, love triangle, sister sister relationship, supernatural power, underwater, father daughter relationship, sisters, supernatural ...
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 6.1
 4K
Blue My Mind (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, suspense, touching, erotic ...
Plot: mermaid, teenager, coming of age, puberty, transformation, parent child relationship, body horror, group sex, life is a bitch, underage sex, drunken girl, depression ...
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 7.0
 17K
Siren (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings ...
Style: exciting, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: mermaid, boat, legend, suburban life, sea, fisherman, sea creature, supernatural being, danger, investigation, small town, mythical creature ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul? Shim Chung is a mermaid who finds herself transplanted to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon Jae, a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelgänger for Kim Moon, the son ...
Style: romantic, humorous, dorama, romantic drama, visually appealing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: mermaid, erased memory, sea, destiny, past life, rebirth, relationships, embezzler, supernatural, star crossed lovers, magical creature, love ...
Place: korea, seoul
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Mermaids: The Body Found (2011)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A story that imagines how these real-world phenomena may be related. In this story, startling amateur video and photographic evidence, as well as additional audio recordings, suggests whales weren’t the only creatures affected by the Navy’s ...
Style: computer animated, mockumentary, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: mermaid, legends and myths, investigation, science and technology, fantasy world, inventions and discoveries, escapades, obsessive quest, underwater, uncover truth, dishonesty, imaginary ...
Time: 21st century
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Mako Mermaids (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, entertaining, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen fantasy, pre-teens ...
Plot: mermaid, supernatural ability, teenage life, supernatural power, imaginary, friends, island, superhuman powers, merman, friendship, supernatural romance, save the day ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.4
 214
Sirens (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: They are mythological creatures with captivating beauty. Sirens have come out onto the mainland to give a future to their species, enchanting men with their magic. Playfully and charming but deeply vulnerable if they lack water, four sirens enter ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, humorous
Plot: mermaid, mythical creature, sea creature, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, magic, mother daughter relationship, creature, love, supernatural being, relationships, love story ...
Place: mediterranean sea, italy, naples italy
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 5.5
 48K
Aquamarine (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, teen, romantic, cute ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, kids, teen fantasy ...
Plot: mermaid, teenager, friendship, teenage girl, adolescence, fish out of water, teenage life, fall in love, youth, lifeguard, swimming, true love ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 80s
Place: florida, australia, usa
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Scales: Mermaids Are Real (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Siren has lived her life thinking she's an ordinary girl, in an ordinary town. On her 12th birthday, she learns that she's far from ordinary.
Style: light, captivating, enigmatic, exciting
Audience: kids, girls' night, teens
Plot: mermaid, strong female character, youth, friendship, supernatural ability, teenage girl, teenage life, friends, underwater, teenager, supernatural, transformation ...
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 6.2
 11K
The Lure (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
Style: fairy tale, psychotronic, horror musical, modern fairy tale, perverse ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: mermaid, dance club, female monster, body horror, teenage girl, sister sister relationship, dancing, musician, coming of age, breast feeding, monster, new job ...
Time: 80s
Place: central europe, warsaw poland
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H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: When three normal teenage girls stumble upon a ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever. H20 - Just Add Water, sees three very different girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist - they're ...
Style: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen fantasy, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: mermaid, supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, friends, teenage life, friendship between girls, love and romance, friendship, hidden identity, transformation, island ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: oceania, australia
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 6.3
 88K
Splash (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Style: sentimental, feel good, rom com, fairy tale, sexy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot: mermaid, happy ending, transformation, fish out of water, public nudity, cape cod massachusetts, longing, love, brother brother relationship, interspecies romance, sea, obsession ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california
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 5.8
 4K
She Creature (2001)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads towards the mythical Forbidden Islands, the mermaid begins to display its deadly side.
Style: scary, atmospheric, modern fairy tale, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: mermaid, creature, ship, dangerous animal, countryside, sea monster, sailor, creature feature, female nudity, pregnancy, danger, rescue ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, year 1900
Place: ireland
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Mermaid in Paris (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.
Style: sweet, unusual plot structure, light, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: interspecies romance, mermaid, impossible love, power of love, musician, love, father son relationship, fish out of water, mysterious girl, theatre group, broken heart, cat ...
Place: paris france
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 6.0
 20K
Cold Skin (2017)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, mysterious, exciting, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: creature, lighthouse, island, sea, lighthouse keeper, survival, mermaid, interspecies sex, night, loneliness, creature feature, snow ...
Time: year 1914, 1910s
Place: antarctic, atlantic ocean
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Mermaids of Tiburon (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: A diver is aided in his search for sunken treasure by beautiful mermaids.
Style: mystical, mythical, grindhouse, independent film, psychotronic
Plot: mermaid, shark, ocean, scuba diving, creature, myth, animal, underwater, treasure hunt, remote island, fish, island ...
Place: mexico
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 6.2
 11K
The Mermaid (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the ...
Style: disturbing, light, sincere, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing
Plot: mermaid, merman, friends, escapades, hopes, supernatural ability, danger, friendship, teenage life, ocean, underwater, love and romance ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: china
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Killer Mermaid (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Montenegro, Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two young American women go on a Mediterranean vacation and uncover the watery lair of a killer mermaid hidden beneath an abandoned military fortress.
Style: scary, serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot: mermaid, deadly creature, monster, creature, creature feature, water, swimmer, swimming, ghost, danger, supernatural, isolation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: montenegro, former yugoslavia, europe, serbia
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Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the world, from irreversible devastation.
Style: exciting, colorful, entertaining, epic fantasy, crying ...
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, kingdom, ocean, muscleman, mermaid, half breed, atlantis, mythology, desert, demi god, heroes ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: atlantic ocean, antarctica, sicily, florence, new york ...
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The Thirteenth Year (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
Style: feel good, humorous, stylized, touching, offbeat ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing, teen fantasy
Plot: mermaid, teenage life, adopted son, swimming, misfit, escapades, danger, disorder, friends, parent child relationship, transformation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s
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Legend of Sudsakorn (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Sudsakorn is a curious young man, raised in the ancient traditions of magic by his mystical grandfather. He never knew his farther. His mother, a beautiful mermaid is pained by his sadness, so sends him on a quest to find his father. Armed with his ...
Style: exciting, captivating, colorful, tense, psychotronic
Audience: adult
Plot: mermaid, mythical creature, sea creature, bow and arrow, sword fight, time travel, underwater, sword, good versus evil, uncover truth, obsessive quest, escapades ...
Is relevant?
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel ...
Style: fairy tale, motion capture, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, teen fantasy
Plot: magic spell, mermaid, interspecies romance, human, sea, interspecies friendship, marine life, mysterious girl, little mermaid, spell, advisor, shipwreck ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s
Place: caribbean
Is relevant?
 4.7
 2K
Fishtales (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A Greek History Professor & his daughter travel to a Greek Island for one last chance to finish his thesis on ancient love spells before he loses his research grant. His daughter attempts to match her father with the local women without ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, stylized, offbeat
Plot: mermaid, impossible love, fall in love, unlikely couple, couples, supernatural, one last chance, curses spells and rituals, father daughter relationship, looking for love, widower, youth ...
Place: greece
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 4.1
 104
1st Bite (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Set on a tropical island in Thailand, the strange plight of a beleaguered chef who, while romancing a mysterious woman, discovers the diabolical Zen of cooking. Following a near death escape, he returns to Montreal and falls hard for the woman of ...
Style: touching, semi serious, sexy, captivating, humorous
Plot: mermaid, island, food, chef, cooking, love affair, mysterious character, opposites attract, social differences, couples, femme fatale, supernatural ability ...
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand, montreal, asia, canada
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The Little Mermaid (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
Style: sweet, fairy tale, emotional, colorful, gothic
Audience: kids, chick flick, family friendly, family outing, teens ...
Plot: mermaid, fall in love, circus, magic, swimming, little mermaid, chase, fortune teller, reporter, uncle niece relationship, healing, kidnapping ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mississippi
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 4.3
 11K
Mermaid Down (2019)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.
Style: bleak, captivating, exciting, scary, fantasy adventure ...
Audience: teens
Plot: mermaid, creature feature, evil man, doctor, friendship between men, sea, monster, legend, mental institution, mythical creature, folk horror, folklore ...
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The Little Mermaid (1976)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale 'The Little Mermaid'.
Style: fairy tale, folk tale, melancholic, poignant, surreal ...
Plot: mermaid, mythology, prince, witch, self sacrifice, sacrifice, hans christian andersen, longing, magic, unrequited love, princess, little mermaid ...
Time: 19th century
Place: copenhagen, soviet union
Is relevant?
 2.6
 645
The Fat Spy (1966)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A mostly-deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, is off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage boy band, "the Wild Ones", and their gang of swimsuit-clad young ...
Style: independent film, psychotronic, spy comedy
Plot: mermaid, boat, fountain of youth, island, fishing, woman in a bikini, horse riding, dual role, treasure hunt, computer, teenager, sikh ...
Place: florida
Is relevant?
 5.9
 486
Sea People (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: At 14, Amanda is a perfect swimmer and a great student. When the factory where his father works closes and he must go to work in another city, she feels very sad. One morning she meets the McRea, a very nice elderly couple who, like her, cannot live ...
Style: heartfelt, emotional, uplifting
Audience: family friendly, teen drama
Plot: mermaid, swimming, supernatural, magic realism, teenage protagonist, coming of age, self discovery, empathy, family drama, swimmer, friendship, small town ...
Time: 90s
Place: english channel, nova scotia
Is relevant?
 6.9
 2K
Aquaman (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story: A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, tense
Audience: teens
Plot: mermaid, superhero, female monster, escapades, investigation, environmentalism, secret, secret identity, saving a life, atlantis, heroes, underwater ...
Place: florida, usa
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