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• "Bye, son."
• Marlin's promise to not let anything happen to Nemo in the beginning of the film.
• Any time that the "Nemo Egg Theme" (the opening title music) is played.
  • I never cry at any movies, and Pixar films are no exception. But listening to that song separate from the film just made me blubber like a baby. The song itself is a Tear Jerker.
• Toward the end:

Nemo: Dad... I don't hate you.

• Another one: "I love you, Dad." "I love you too, son."
  • This is also a great scene because Nemo actually swims back to give his dad a hug when, earlier in the film, he'd been feeling a little stifled from his father being overprotective.
• And...

Dory: I don't want to lose this feeling! I don't want to forget anymore! When I look at you... I'm home.

• The fish fighting against the net. "Keep swimming! Keep swimming!" Especially when you realize it's Dory's little "Just keep swimming!" motto. The idea that united forces and sheer will can overcome the dangers of the world and win out over fear edge this one out over WALL-E as my favorite Pixar film. And I cry every time, yes. (The neat thing is: based on a true story.)
  • My full theater erupted in cheers when they escaped.
  • I read a story once that the scene originally including the fish capsizing the boat. The film crew screened the original footage in front of Roy Disney. His response? "Don't capsize the boat. It's bad luck to sailors."
• The last two lines of the film.
• The scene where Nigel tell Nemo that his father is looking for him and recalls everything he's gone through to do so. That music...it gets you every time.
  • Not to mention how after hearing this, Nemo is able to summon up the confidence to jam the filter, a definitive Crowning Moment of Heartwarming/Awesome.

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