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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Play trailer Poster for The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl PG 2005 1h 32m Kids & Family Adventure Action Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Bullied by classmates, young Max escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl and Sharkboy. But one day, Lavagirl and Sharkboy suddenly come to life -- and their world, Planet Drool, needs a hero named Max. As Max escapes to Planet Drool, he battles aliens and tries to save his new friends' planet from destruction. He also battles his bullies, who have become villains like the Ice Princess.
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Critics Consensus

The decision to turn this kiddie fantasy into a 3-D film was a miscalculation.

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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 06/13/2005
It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well. Go to Full Review Melinda Ennis Atlanta Journal-Constitution 06/12/2005
D
A half-baked world no kid would want to visit. Go to Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 06/12/2005
2.5/5
Script-wise, the film dutifully harps on the importance of dreams and believing in oneself, but it is painfully repetitive and something that is proclaimed more than demonstrated. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 04/14/2023
The film’s naïve charm, filtered through Rodriguez’s big kid-in-a-candy-store filmmaking sensibility, engages on the level of childlike—and at times defiantly, delightfully childish—imagination. Go to Full Review Common Sense Media Editors Common Sense Media 01/01/2011
2/5
Kids will love the 3-D aspect of this movie. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 07/02/2009
C
Robert Rodriquez continues in the vein of his "Spy Kids" films with another visually frenetic kiddie crowd-pleaser that will leave adult chaperons exiting the cinema nursing headaches. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michizou T @RT56442117 4d Childhood movie and good message about following dreams See more Fish B @PaulRuddXChrisPratt Aug 23 Best movie ever has Shark boy and Lava girl in it!!!!!!!!!!! I think Chris Pratt could play a good Shark boy aswell maybe like Paull Rudd as Lava girl and they kiss alot See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 12 Este filme é um autêntico delírio visual que não envelheceu nada bem. Embora faça parte das memórias de infância de muita gente, rever isto hoje em dia é uma experiência quase dolorosa. Os efeitos visuais em fundo verde são deploráveis e dão dores de cabeça, e o argumento parece ter sido escrito em cinco minutos. See more Aiden E. @RT13770629 May 30 just one of those movies that’s so bad it’s good See more Kelly M @RT84171028 May 26 Awesome movie because I am a fan of We Can Be Heroes and I decided to watch this movie and it is amazing Sharkboy and Lavagirl personalities are so cool Lavagirl shoots lava from her hand and Sharkboy can but stuff with his shark teeth and this kid called Max and he dreamed about Sharkboy and Lavagirl until they became real and he has this journal with lots of pictures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and they have to save their planet. Awesome movie 8/10 See more Matermental H @RT25626097 Mar 22 Why is this movie bad bro and the CGI looks really bad if this movie bad and I guess I have to pick we can be heroes. It’s more realistic than the version. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Rodriguez

Director

Taylor Lautner

Shark Boy

Taylor Dooley

Lava Girl

Cayden Boyd

Max

George Lopez

Mr. Electric

David Arquette

Dad

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Synopsis Bullied by classmates, young Max escapes into a fantasy, conjuring up the action-packed lives of Lavagirl and Sharkboy. But one day, Lavagirl and Sharkboy suddenly come to life -- and their world, Planet Drool, needs a hero named Max. As Max escapes to Planet Drool, he battles aliens and tries to save his new friends' planet from destruction. He also battles his bullies, who have become villains like the Ice Princess.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Dimension Films, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.2M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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