| year
|
German title
|
Original title
|
country
|
Director
|
Remarks
|
| 1907
|
20,000 leagues under the sea
|
20000 lieues sous les mers
|
France
|
Georges Méliès
|
Silent short film, mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 1914
|
Neptune's Daughter
|
Neptune's Daughter
|
United States
|
Herbert Brenon
|
Silent movie
|
| 1916
|
A daughter of the gods
|
A daughter of the gods
|
United States
|
Herbert Brenon
|
Silent movie
|
| 1918
|
Queen of the Sea
|
Queen of the Sea
|
United States
|
John G. Adolfi
|
Silent movie
|
| 1924
|
|
Venus of the South Seas
|
New Zealand, United States
|
James R. Sullivan
|
Silent movie
|
| 1935
|
Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name
|
Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name
|
United States
|
Isadore Freleng
|
Animated short film from the Merrie Melodies series
|
| 1941
|
Ikan Doejoeng
|
Ikan Doejoeng
|
Dutch East Indies
|
Lie Tek Swie
|
Lost film
|
| 1948
|
Miranda
|
Miranda
|
United Kingdom
|
Ken Annakin
|
|
| 1948
|
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
|
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
|
United States
|
Irving Pichel
|
|
| 1949
|
Tom and the sea mouse
|
The Cat and the Mermouse
|
United States
|
Joseph Barbera , William Hanna
|
Animated short film
|
| 1952
|
Hans Christian Andersen and the dancer
|
Hans Christian Andersen
|
United States
|
Charles Vidor
|
Pseudobiographical love story that tells the creation of the Little Mermaid
|
| 1953
|
Peter Pan
|
Peter Pan
|
United States
|
Clyde Geronimi , Wilfred Jackson , Hamilton Luske
|
based on Peter Pan , supporting mermaids
|
| 1954
|
Mad About Men
|
Mad About Men
|
United Kingdom
|
Ralph Thomas
|
|
| 1961
|
Night tide
|
Night tide
|
United States
|
Curtis Harrington
|
|
| 1962
|
Mermaids of Tiburon
|
Mermaids of Tiburon
|
United States
|
John Lamb
|
|
| 1965
|
The Mermaid
|
Yue Mei Yan
|
Hong Kong
|
Kao Li
|
Huangmei Opera
|
| 1965
|
Surf Beach Party
|
Beach Blanket Bingo
|
United States
|
William Asher
|
Mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 1966
|
|
Fantasía ... 3
|
Spain
|
Eloy de la Iglesia
|
Episode film
|
| 1966
|
The daydreamer
|
The Daydreamer
|
United States
|
Jules Bass
|
Puppet film with motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 1968
|
Head
|
Head
|
United States
|
Bob Rafelson
|
Mermaids in a supporting role
|
| 1968
|
|
Rusalochka
|
Soviet Union
|
Ivan Aksenchuk
|
Short cartoon
|
| 1974
|
Undine 74
|
|
Federal Republic of Germany
|
Rolf Thiele
|
|
| 1975
|
The little mermaid
|
Anderusen dôwa ningyo-hime
|
Japan
|
Tomoharu Katsumata
|
Anime
|
|
| 1975
|
How should you go to Dr. Drown Mráček? or The end of the Aquarians in Bohemia
|
Jak utopit doktora Mráčka aneb Konec vodníků v Čechách
|
ČSSR
|
Václav Vorlíček
|
|
| 1976
|
The little mermaid
|
Malá mořská víla
|
ČSSR
|
Karel Kachyňa
|
|
| 1976
|
The sad mermaid
|
Russalochka
|
Soviet Union, Bulgaria
|
Vladimir Sergeyevich Bychkov
|
|
| 1983
|
Local Hero
|
Local Hero
|
Scotland
|
Bill Forsyth
|
|
| 1984
|
Splash - A maiden on the hook
|
Splash
|
United States
|
Ron Howard
|
|
| 1984
|
|
Talk Dirty to Me Part III
|
United States
|
Ned Morehead
|
Porn parody of Splash - A virgin on the hook
|
| 1988
|
Mermaid in a manhole
|
The Guinea Pig: Manhole no Naka no Ningyo
|
Japan
|
Hideshi Hino
|
Fourth part of the controversial Guninea Pig film series
|
| 1988
|
Splash 2
|
Splash, Too
|
United States
|
Greg Antonacci
|
Continuation of Splash - A Virgin on the Hook
|
| 1989
|
Arielle the mermaid
|
The Little Mermaid
|
United States
|
John Musker , Ron Clements
|
Cartoon based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 1991
|
Hook
|
Hook
|
United States
|
Steven Spielberg
|
based on Peter Pan , supporting mermaids
|
| 1991
|
Laal paree
|
Laal paree
|
India
|
Hannif Chippa
|
Bollywood film
|
| 1992
|
Undine
|
|
Germany
|
Eckhart Schmidt
|
|
| 1994
|
The secret of the baby seal
|
The Secret of Roan Inish
|
John Sayles
|
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
|
Is about selkies
|
| 1994
|
Mermaid Got Married
|
Ren yu chuan shuo
|
Hong Kong
|
Norman Law
|
|
| 1995
|
Magic Island
|
Magic Island
|
United States
|
Sam Irvin
|
Mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 1995
|
Pepolino and the mermaid's treasure
|
Pepolino
|
Germany, Canada, Hungary
|
János Uzsák
|
Literature Source : Incredible Adventures by Irene Rodrian
|
| 1996
|
|
Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya
|
India
|
K. Raghavendra Rao
|
Tollywood film
|
| 1996
|
|
De Zeemeerman
|
Netherlands
|
Frank Herrebout
|
|
| 1997
|
The mermaid
|
Rusalka
|
Russia
|
Alexander Petrov
|
Oil-on-glass animation short
film |
| 1999
|
The thirteenth year
|
The Thirteenth Year
|
United States
|
Duwayne Dunham
|
TV movie
|
| 1999
|
Sabrina bewitches Australia
|
Sabrina, down under
|
United States
|
Kenneth R. Koch
|
TV film based on the sitcom Sabrina - Total Verhext!
|
| 2000
|
Ariel, the mermaid 2 - Longing for the sea
|
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
|
USA, Canada, Australia
|
Jim Kammerud , Brian Smith
|
Continuation of Ariel the Mermaid
|
| 2001
|
The angel of death from below
|
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
|
United States
|
Sebastian Gutierrez
|
TV movie
|
| 2003
|
Mermaids - magical mermaids
|
Mermaids
|
United States
|
Ian Barry
|
|
| 2003
|
Peter Pan
|
Peter Pan
|
United States
|
PJ Hogan
|
based on Peter Pan , supporting mermaids
|
| 2004
|
House of Dead - Zombie Mermaid
|
Ā! Ikkenya puroresu
|
Japan
|
Naoki Kudo , Terry Ito
|
|
| 2004
|
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
|
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
|
United States
|
Stephen Hillenburg , Derek Drymon
|
Animated cartoon, mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 2005
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
United States, United Kingdom
|
Mike Newell
|
Mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 2006
|
Aquamarine - The vernixed first love
|
Aquamarines
|
United States, Australia
|
Elizabeth Allen
|
is based on the children's book of the same name by Alice Hoffman
|
| 2006
|
Barbie - Mermaidia
|
Barbie - Mermaidia
|
United States
|
Walter P. Martishius
|
computer-animated feature film from the Barbie franchise
|
| 2007
|
Alisa, the mermaid
|
Rusalka
|
Russia
|
Anna Melikyan
|
based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 2007
|
Fishtales
|
Fishtales
|
United Kingdom
|
Alki David
|
|
| 2007
|
I was a Swiss banker
|
|
Switzerland
|
Thomas Imbach
|
Based on Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 2008
|
Ariel, the mermaid - how it all began
|
The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
|
United States
|
Peggy Holmes
|
Prequel to Arielle the Mermaid
|
| 2008
|
Bedtime Stories
|
Bedtime Stories
|
United States
|
Adam Shankman
|
Mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 2008
|
Ponyo - The great adventure by the sea
|
Gake no Ue no Ponyo
|
Japan
|
Hayao Miyazaki
|
Anime
|
| 2008
|
Princess Ithaca
|
Princess
|
Canada
|
Mark Rosman
|
TV movie
|
| 2008
|
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
|
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
|
United States
|
Eleanor Lindo
|
TV movie
|
| 2009
|
Ondine - The girl from the sea
|
Ondine
|
Ireland, United States
|
Neil Jordan
|
is about selkies
|
| 2010
|
Barbie and the Secret of Oceana
|
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale
|
United States
|
Adam L. Wood
|
computer-animated film from the Barbie franchise
|
| 2011
|
Mermaids: The Body Found
|
Mermaids: The Body Found
|
United States
|
Sid Bennett
|
Mockumentary
|
| 2011
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
|
United States
|
Rob Marshall
|
Mermaid in a supporting role
|
| 2012
|
Barbie and the Secret of Oceana 2
|
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2
|
United States
|
William Lau
|
second part from the Barbie franchise
|
| 2013
|
The little mermaid
|
|
Germany
|
Irina Popov
|
Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 2015
|
Little from the Fish Shop
|
Malá z rybárny
|
Czech Republic
|
Jan Balej
|
Puppet animation short film
|
| 2015
|
The melody of the sea
|
Song of the Sea
|
Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg
|
Tomm Moore
|
Animation film
|
| 2015
|
Mermaids - Mermaids in danger
|
The3Tails Movie: A Mermaid Adventure
|
United States
|
Andrés Garretón , Meredith Scott Lynn
|
based on a YouTube series
|
| 2015
|
Pan
|
Pan
|
United States, United Kingdom, Australia
|
Joe Wright
|
based on Peter Pan , supporting mermaids
|
| 2015
|
Siren song
|
Córki dancingu
|
Poland
|
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
|
Horror musical film
|
| 2016
|
The Mermaid
|
Mei Ren Yu
|
China
|
Stephen Chow
|
based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 2017
|
Lu over the wall
|
Yoake tsugeru Rû no uta
|
Japan
|
Masaaki Yuasa
|
Anime about ningyos
|
| 2018
|
Aquaman
|
Aquaman
|
United States
|
James Wan
|
Mermaids in underwater scenes
|
| 2018
|
Blue My Mind
|
Blue My Mind
|
Switzerland
|
Lisa Bruehlmann
|
Coming-of-age film
|
| 2018
|
The Little Mermaid
|
The Little Mermaid
|
United States
|
Blake Harris , Chris Bouchard
|
Netflix film based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
| 2018
|
|
My Fairy Tail Love Story
|
Philippines
|
Perci Intalan
|
based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen
|
