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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

PG Released Jun 10, 2005 1h 32m Kids & Family Adventure Action Fantasy List
20% Tomatometer 123 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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 Full Review Philadelphia Inquirer Rated: 2/4 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well. Jun 13, 2005 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 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 Full Review Common Sense Media Editors Common Sense Media Kids will love the 3-D aspect of this movie. Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Thomas R It is so bad it is good Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Payton D The best bad movie to ever exist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Lucas t So bleeding boring, and so many weird editing and dialogue choices. 1/10. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Beastmaster M This movie has aged horribly Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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