The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

PG,

2005,

1h 32m,

Kids & Family/

Adventure/

Action/

Fantasy

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25,000+ Ratings

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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

Jun 13, 2005

It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well.

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Melinda Ennis

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jun 12, 2005

D

A half-baked world no kid would want to visit.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Jun 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.

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Sean Axmaker

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Apr 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.

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Jan 1, 2011

2/5

Kids will love the 3-D aspect of this movie.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Jul 2, 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.

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Apr 6, 2019

This was part of my childhood :)

Ron S

Mar 19, 2019

It's a terrible movie and also terrible plot. One of the worst kid movies to watch (extremely boring).

Hagrid R

Feb 25, 2019

Best movie ever I have seen it is my childhood

Rey S

Feb 25, 2019

I believe this movie deserves more positive reviews, since it has many interesting and new concepts. Some say it is one of the directors lowest works, but when he's directed so many classics (And new pieces of cinema) that's a hard standard. Maybe he just wanted to try something new for himself. He did stick with children's movies for a while (Spy Kids Franchise), so I hope he enjoyed directing them as much as I enjoyed watching them!

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Abraham W

Feb 25, 2019

It's good, asswipes

Draco L

Feb 21, 2019

Anyone who was not a child when this movie came out have no true say in how great or not this movie is, I watched this endlessly when I was a kid and can honestly say it is fantastic for what it is. This story which so many people say is terrible has captivated so many kids when it first came out.

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Taylor Lautner

Shark Boy

Taylor Dooley

Lava Girl

Cayden Boyd

Max

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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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