Behind every little fish is a great white lie.
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.
Shark Tale (2004) is a animation, action, comedy and family film directed by Bibo Bergeron, released on September 20, 2004 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger and Jack Black. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 6,824 ratings.
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Will Smith
as Oscar (voice)
Robert De Niro
as Don Lino (voice)
Renée Zellweger
as Angie (voice)
Jack Black
as Lenny (voice)
Angelina Jolie
as Lola (voice)
Ziggy Marley
as Ernie (voice)
Martin Scorsese
as Sykes (voice)
David P. Smith
as Crazy Joe (voice)
Doug E. Doug
as Bernie (voice)
Michael Imperioli
as Frankie (voice)
Vincent Pastore
as Luca (voice)
Peter Falk
as Don Feinberg (voice)
Directed by Bibo Bergeron, written by Rob Letterman, Michael J. Wilson and David Soren, produced by Bill Damaschke, Janet Healy and Allison Lyon Segan.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 6,824 ratings.
Oh, if only Robert Shaw had still be around to add a bit of menace to this. Instead, we rely on Robert De Niro as the gangster fish whose son is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Local plodder - if fish can actually plod - "Oscar" happens upon the corpse and sees an opportunity to claim that he was the brave killer - codenamed "Sharkslayer", and that he is a natural ally of those opposed to the rule of "Don…
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Shark Tale (2004) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Shark Tale (2004) includes Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black and Angelina Jolie. The film was directed by Bibo Bergeron. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shark Tale was released on September 20, 2004 and runs for 1h 30m.
Shark Tale (2004) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 6,824 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, action and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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