At some point in my life, perhaps I will stop thinking of George Costanza whenever a movie character is a marine biologist. But not yet:
Blueback stars Mia Wasikowska as one, and she must return home after she learns that her mother has had a debilitating stroke. The film is about these two women, with flashbacks interwoven throughout the story. It's a movie I found touching but not very substantial. My review is
here.