The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

PG

Released Jun 10, 2005

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Bullied by classmates, young Max (Cayden Boyd) escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley) and Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner). 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 (Sasha Pieterse).

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Critics Consensus

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

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Aug 26, 2005

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Rated: 2/4

Jul 5, 2005

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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

Jun 13, 2005

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Sean Axmaker

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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.

Apr 14, 2023

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

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

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2011

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

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.

Rated: C

Jul 2, 2009

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Yugi M

It could be my nostalgia blindness, but this is one of my favorite childhood movies. I never put it together at the time that it was by the same people behind Spy Kids, but I’m glad that I can appreciate it now. It really does feel like I’m watching somebody’s dream play out. I would recommend showing this to your kids, even with the dated CGI.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Audience Member

This is one of my favorite movies. It's what got me obsessed with dreams. It's a really fun movie, it has a really good soundtrack, and it has some really good lines. Like "You thought you could escape fear by running away to dreamland. But fear exists in the one place you can never escape. your mind." and "Everything that is or was began with a dream." Sharkboy and Lavagirl is definitely over hated and underrated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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FilmBro M

Bro this is the best movie I have ever seen oh my god bro please watch it please its so good oh my god.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Thomas R

It is so bad it is good

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Payton D

The best bad movie to ever exist.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Lucas t

So bleeding boring, and so many weird editing and dialogue choices. 2.8/10.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Synopsis

Bullied by classmates, young Max (Cayden Boyd) escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley) and Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner). 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 (Sasha Pieterse).

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)

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