Shark Tale (2004)

Directed by

Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, Rob Letterman

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, crime film, family film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6,756 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An underachieving fish lies about killing a shark mob boss's son to gain popularity. He teams up with the boss's younger son to keep the lie going.

fast-pacedcomediccolorfullightheartedunderdog storysillycelebrity voice castfishy mob parody

What happens

Shark Tale is a 2004 American animated adventure film directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman, and written by Michael J. Wilson and Letterman. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film features the voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, and Martin Scorsese. The plot follows an underachieving anthropomorphic fish named Oscar (Smith) who falsely claims to have killed the son of shark mob boss Don Lino (De Niro) in an attempt to advance his community standing. Oscar teams up with the mobster's younger son Lenny (Black) to keep up the facade. Shark Tale premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2004, and was theatrically released in the United States by DreamWorks Pictures on October 1. It made $375 million worldwide against its $75 million budget, finishing its theatrical run as the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2004. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics; advocacy groups criticized the film for its use of Italian-American stereotypes. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 77th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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