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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Most of the 583 2000s animation movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
6,836 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael J. WilsonScreenplay
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Rob LettermanScreenplay
- Lona WilliamsWriter
- Vicky JensonDirector
- Bibo BergeronDirector
- Rob LettermanDirector
Cast
- Will SmithOscar (voice)
- Robert De NiroDon Lino (voice)
- Renée ZellwegerAngie (voice)
- Jack BlackLenny (voice)
- Angelina JolieLola (voice)
- Ziggy MarleyErnie (voice)
- Martin ScorseseSykes (voice)
- David P. SmithCrazy Joe (voice)
- Doug E. DougBernie (voice)
- Michael ImperioliFrankie (voice)
- Vincent PastoreLuca (voice)
- Peter FalkDon Feinberg (voice)
Stills
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Shows like Shark Tale
Themes
fishsecret loveheromission of murdervegetarianthreat of deathanthropomorphismsharkwoman director3d animation