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Watch Sally Field Befriend an Octopus in Remarkably Bright Creatures Trailer

Name: Watch Sally Field Befriend an Octopus in Remarkably Bright Creatures Trailer
Uploaded: 2026-04-08T20:21:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 10 s
Description: Sally Field and Lewis Pullman star in the film based on Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel. Alfred Molina, Colm Meaney, Sofia Black-D'Elia, and more are also in the cast.

Based on the bestselling novel by Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures is the story of Tova (Sally Field), a widow who forms unlikely friendships with giant Pacific octopus Marcellus (voiced by Alfred Molina) and wayward musician Cameron (Lewis Pullman). The curmudgeonly Marcellus is on a mission to solve a mystery that will heal the widow’s heart and lead her to a life-changing discovery, while adrift thirtysomething Cameron arrives in Tova’s small Pacific Northwest town looking for information about his past and forms new relationships that inspire his future. Directed by Olivia Newman, the film arrives May 8 only on Netflix.

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[Marcellus] Humans, for the most part, are inept creatures. Tova, I'm not touching some random kid's gum. I'm not asking you to chew it. Just get it off the floor.

[Marcellus] From this side of the tank, I've seen it all. I suppose you're the person they hired to take over for me. I just… I really need this job. Circular motions, not up and down.

[Marcellus] Of all the humans, I suppose I mind the cleaning lady the least. There is a right way and a wrong way to do things.

[Cameron] She's insane. It's all she has. Hello, my lovelies.

[Ethan] She's been through a lot. The way she lost her son.

Tova had a son?

It's not my story to tell.

["Northern Attitude" by Noah Kahan playing]

[Tova] Didn't your mother ever teach you any of these things? She didn't stick around long enough. I actually came here to find my dad. I didn't even know who he was. Well, he missed out on knowing a very spunky… person.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

[Marcellus] I can deduce that the cleaning lady and the juvenile share a similar affliction. I wish you could tell me how to move on. I honestly don't know what the hell I'm doing. I know the feeling.

[Marcellus] There may be potential for mutual repair.

[Tova chuckles]

Oh! What the hell? Go ahead. He won't hurt you. ♪ If I get too close ♪ Don't you ever want to be alone? ♪ And I'm not how you hoped ♪ Oh, it's a joy to see people every day. Watching their lives change. You have people who care about you. ♪ If the sun don't rise ♪

[Cameron] All this time, I've been looking for the wrong thing.

[Marcellus] Occasionally, humans can be remarkably bright creatures.