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Shark Tale
Movie (2004)
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.
Movie (2004)
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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Content at a glance
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Sex & Nudity
The movie features brief fish makeout sessions.
Violence & Gore
Cartoon sharks act like they are in the mafia, fighting, chasing, and eating fish, alongside a staged wrestling match and a mafia funeral parody.
Profanity
The movie includes mafia-style dialogue using many Fuhgeddaboutit lines and one fish fart joke.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
The editorial review marks alcohol, drugs and smoking as absent.
Frightening Scenes
Cartoon sharks act like mafia figures, fighting and chasing fish, with a pretend wrestling-style fight and a shark death followed by a mafia funeral parody; the review rates this a little scary.
Other things to know
Various familiar products and logos are parodied with undersea puns.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
The film emphasizes being real with friends rather than getting distracted by superficial glamour and fame.
Role models
Lenny learns to be himself as a vegetarian shark, and Oscar learns to value what he has over luxury and celebrity.
Representation
The film features a hip-hop/mob style with various cultural references mirroring urban life.
Learning
Viewers receive a view of life under the sea that mirrors urban life through cultural and product references.
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