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Shark Tale

Shark Tale

Behind every little fish is a great white lie.

20046.01h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Vicky Jenson
Written by Michael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman, David Soren
Produced by Bill Damaschke, Allison Lyon Segan, Janet Healy
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $367.3M

Top Cast

Will Smith

Will Smith

Oscar (voice)

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Don Lino (voice)

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Angie (voice)

Jack Black

Jack Black

Lenny (voice)

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Lola (voice)

Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley

Ernie (voice)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Sykes (voice)

David P. Smith

David P. Smith

Crazy Joe (voice)

Doug E. Doug

Doug E. Doug

Bernie (voice)

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Frankie (voice)

Themes & Keywords

fishsecret loveheromission of murdervegetarianthreat of deathanthropomorphismsharkwoman director

About Shark Tale

Shark Tale is a animation, action, comedy, family film released in 2004 exploring themes of fish, secret love, hero, mission of murder, vegetarian, threat of death. Directed by Vicky Jenson, it stars Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger. 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.

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