Netflix is back in the octopus business. After winning the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for 2020’s My Octopus Teacher, the streamer has now gone the narrative route with a screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Sally Field bonds with an octopus in Netflix's "Remarkably Bright Creature" (streaming now). She's equally close with her furry friend at home.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is an intense drama film starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman. Learn all about the detailed cast analysis, plot, and more.

Meanwhile, Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press calls the adaptation “respectable and heartfelt,” writing that it “is respectable and heartfelt, a very straightforward page to screen interpretation that gets the job done and the tears flowing thanks to strong performances by Sally Field and Lewis Pullman.”

The Oscar winner and star of Netflix's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' shares stories from over six decades in Hollywood

The Remarkably Bright Creatures star shares sons Peter, 56, and Eli, 53, with her first husband, Steven Craig. Field welcomed her third son, 38-year-old Sam, with her second husband, Alan Greisman. All three of her boys followed in her footsteps and joined the entertainment industry, but they have primarily opted for roles behind the scenes.