Shark Tale

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Shark Tale

PG

Released Oct 1, 2004

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Underachiever Oscar (Will Smith) is a pint-sized fish with grand aspirations. When mob-connected great white shark Frankie (Michael Imperioli) is accidentally killed, Oscar concocts a story with Frankie's peace-loving brother Lenny (Jack Black) that it was he who murdered the shark. Suddenly hailed "Sharkslayer" by his aquatic brethren, Oscar has bigger fish to fry when Frankie's father, mob boss Don Lino (Robert De Niro), dispatches his henchmen to track down his son's killer.

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Critics Consensus

Derivative and full of pop culture in-jokes.

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Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This is a loud, visually busy, offensive in its obviousness and virtually empty computer-animated film from DreamWorks.

Rated: D+

Oct 9, 2023

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

I laughed quite a lot during this film.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2015

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Fast, fresh, funny action comedy set undersea.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

Out of all of the movies by DreamWorks Animation, I’d place Shark Tale among the weakest features they’ve made. If not, then THE worst.

Rated: 3/10

Feb 23, 2024

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James Mottram

The List

As it is, it's an adequate time-killer that benefits from an impressive voice cast... Best of the bunch is Martin Scorsese as puffer-fish Sykes, sounding like he's sucked on helium.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 22, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

It's awful and is without a doubt one of the worst mainstream animated films of the last 20 years.

Rated: F

Mar 11, 2019

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Jed I

5.7/10 — "Mediocre"/"Passable"

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Shark Tale (2004) is a pretty bad animation, there's nothing special or beautiful here. The comedy is very frank and the characters are terrible.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/25

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Julia V

This movie is so awesome! You people have no idea what you are taking about. This is peak cinema. I love that fish so much and these reviews are making me so sad. He does not deserve this. He is just a fish.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Peyton W

I am seriously mixed about this. There are some moments that work, others not so much. There are some funny bits, but also some groaners. The voice cast is pretty good, but the animation did not age well by 2025.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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HameZz O

Will Smith in his prime era. Martin Scorsese has never been apart of a better film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Language and Crude Humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $160,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Oscar vs. Lenny

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Frankie Dies

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Squeaky Shrimp

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Shark Mafia

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Meeting Lola

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Car Wash Dance

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Seahorse Race

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Gangster Shark Chase

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Shark Tale: Official Clip - Whale Washing

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Synopsis

Underachiever Oscar (Will Smith) is a pint-sized fish with grand aspirations. When mob-connected great white shark Frankie (Michael Imperioli) is accidentally killed, Oscar concocts a story with Frankie's peace-loving brother Lenny (Jack Black) that it was he who murdered the shark. Suddenly hailed "Sharkslayer" by his aquatic brethren, Oscar has bigger fish to fry when Frankie's father, mob boss Don Lino (Robert De Niro), dispatches his henchmen to track down his son's killer.

Director: Rob Letterman, Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson
Producer: Bill Damaschke, Janet Healy, Allison Lyon Segan
Screenwriter: Michael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Rating: PG (Some Mild Language|Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $160.8M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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