The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

PG

2005

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Bullied by classmates, young Max escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl and Sharkboy. But one day, Lavagirl and Sharkboy suddenly come to life -- and their world, Planet Drool, needs a hero named Max. As Max escapes to Planet Drool, he battles aliens and tries to save his new friends' planet from destruction. He also battles his bullies, who have become villains like the Ice Princess.

Critics Consensus

The decision to turn this kiddie fantasy into a 3-D film was a miscalculation.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

06/13/2005

It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well.

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Melinda Ennis

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

06/12/2005

D

A half-baked world no kid would want to visit.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

06/12/2005

2.5/5

Script-wise, the film dutifully harps on the importance of dreams and believing in oneself, but it is painfully repetitive and something that is proclaimed more than demonstrated.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

04/14/2023

The film’s naïve charm, filtered through Rodriguez’s big kid-in-a-candy-store filmmaking sensibility, engages on the level of childlike—and at times defiantly, delightfully childish—imagination.

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

01/01/2011

2/5

Kids will love the 3-D aspect of this movie.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

07/02/2009

C

Robert Rodriquez continues in the vein of his "Spy Kids" films with another visually frenetic kiddie crowd-pleaser that will leave adult chaperons exiting the cinema nursing headaches.

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Aiden E.

@RT13770629 5d

just one of those movies that’s so bad it’s good

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Kelly M

@RT84171028 May 26

Awesome movie because I am a fan of We Can Be Heroes and I decided to watch this movie and it is amazing Sharkboy and Lavagirl personalities are so cool Lavagirl shoots lava from her hand and Sharkboy can but stuff with his shark teeth and this kid called Max and he dreamed about Sharkboy and Lavagirl until they became real and he has this journal with lots of pictures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and they have to save their planet. Awesome movie 8/10

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Matermental H

@RT25626097 Mar 22

Why is this movie bad bro and the CGI looks really bad if this movie bad and I guess I have to pick we can be heroes. It’s more realistic than the version.

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Matthew W.

@Mattrocks704 Mar 16

The only reason why people think this is great is because they were four years old when I watched it. I’d be interested to see what they would do if it was a remake

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mads j

@matchamads444 Feb 16

one of my favorite movies since i was a kid! very creative plot! i cant name another film that's similar, very unique and cool. great for any age as well. all these reviews are so negative and unfair tbh

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Judge T

@RT27488092 Nov 29

This movie made my wee wee leak blúd. My eyes burned with despair. I wanted to jump from the tallest skyscraper hoping I would survive just so I could donit again knowing this film exists.

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Synopsis

Bullied by classmates, young Max escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl and Sharkboy. But one day, Lavagirl and Sharkboy suddenly come to life -- and their world, Planet Drool, needs a hero named Max. As Max escapes to Planet Drool, he battles aliens and tries to save his new friends' planet from destruction. He also battles his bullies, who have become villains like the Ice Princess.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Dimension Films, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.2M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)