Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is a 2023 film. Directed by Kirk DeMicco, co-directed by Faryn Pearl, and written by Brian C. Brown, Elliott DiGuiseppi and Pam Brady.

It stars  Toni Collette and Jane Fonda as Grandma.

The film follows a shy Kraken girl named Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) who is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High. When she breaks her mother’s rule by going into the ocean with any would-be friends, she discovers that she is a direct descendant of battle-hardened krakens who have protected the sea from evil mermaids for generations.

Although one of the least successful DreamWorks films, I liked it.  It has sharp dialogue, a bright fast moving story and a few insights into human behavior.

Thematically, it is similar to Turning Red. Being mainly about a girl, growing up and her relationship with her mother and grandmother.