Shark Tale
Behind every little fish is a great white lie.
2004 | 90m | English
Popularity: 62 (history)
| Director: | Rob Letterman, Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson |
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| Writer: | Rob Letterman, Michael J. Wilson, Lona Williams |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 20, 2004 |
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| Director: | Rob Letterman, Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson |
| Writer: | Rob Letterman, Michael J. Wilson, Lona Williams |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | fish, hero, mission of murder, vegetarian, threat of death, secret love, anthropomorphism, shark, woman director |
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Animation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $367,300,000
Budget: $75,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 31, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Will Smith | Oscar (voice) |
| Robert De Niro | Don Lino (voice) |
| Renée Zellweger | Angie (voice) |
| Jack Black | Lenny (voice) |
| Angelina Jolie | Lola (voice) |
| Ziggy Marley | Ernie (voice) |
| Martin Scorsese | Sykes (voice) |
| David P. Smith | Crazy Joe (voice) |
| Doug E. Doug | Bernie (voice) |
| Michael Imperioli | Frankie (voice) |
| Vincent Pastore | Luca (voice) |
| Peter Falk | Don Feinberg (voice) |
| Katie Couric | Katie Current (voice) |
| Phil LaMarr | Prawn Shop Owner (voice) |
| Shelley Morrison | Mrs. Sanchez (voice) |
| David Soren | Shrimp / Worm / Starfish #1 / Killer Whale #2 (voice) |
| Bobb'e J. Thompson | Shortie #1 (voice) |
| Kamali Minter | Shortie #2 (voice) |
| Emily Lyon Segan | Shortie #3 (voice) |
| Lenny Venito | Giuseppe / Great White #1 (voice) |
| Saverio Guerra | Pontrelli (voice) |
| Mark Swift | Announcer (voice) |
| James Madio | Great White #2 / Hammerhead (voice) |
| Frank Vincent | Great White #3 (voice) |
| Joseph Siravo | Great White #5 (voice) |
| Steve Alterman | Messenger Fish / Tip Fish #2 (voice) |
| Jenifer Lewis | Motown Turtle (voice) |
| Sean Bishop | Tip Fish #1 / Great White #4 / Whale / Killer Whale #1 (voice) |
| James Ryan | Cashier / Oyster / Clown Whale (voice) |
| Latifa Ouaou | Whale Wash Co-Worker (voice) |
| David Yanover | Taxi Fish (voice) |
| Christina Aguilera | Christina (voice) (uncredited) |
| Missy Elliott | Missy (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rob Letterman | Screenplay, Director |
| David P. Smith | Additional Dialogue |
| Tom Holkenborg | Additional Music |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Scott Aukerman | Additional Dialogue |
| Alec Berg | Additional Dialogue |
| Alessandro Carloni | Lead Animator |
| Bibo Bergeron | Director |
| Vicky Jenson | Director |
| Gabe Hordos | Animation |
| Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| David Soren | Head of Story |
| Christina Aguilera | Songs |
| Missy Elliott | Songs |
| Michael J. Wilson | Screenplay |
| Peter Lonsdale | Editor |
| John Venzon | Editor |
| Steve Cunningham | Animation |
| Jean-Francois Rey | Animation |
| Seth Engstrom | Art Direction |
| Fabrice Joubert | Supervising Animator |
| Andrea Blasich | Sculptor |
| Michael Bauer | CG Supervisor |
| Nadine Colquhoun | Choreographer |
| Miles DeLong | Post Production Assistant |
| Andrew Birch | Post Production Supervisor |
| Charlotte Manning | Software Engineer |
| Scott Ballard | Technical Supervisor |
| Scott Chapin | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Terry Claborn | Color Timer |
| Joseph R. Thygesen | First Assistant Editor |
| Cathy E. Blanco | Lighting Artist |
| Shauna M. Stevens | Lighting Technician |
| Christi Soper Hilt | Casting Associate |
| Andrea McCarthy Paul | Production Accountant |
| Ryan Harris | Production Coordinator |
| Cameron Stevning | Production Manager |
| Brian Behling | Production Supervisor |
| Alicia Reyes Alonzo | Researcher |
| Robert Morrisey | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Melissa Muik | Music Editor |
| Mark Mangini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan St. Pierre | Production Design |
| Darren Higman | Music Supervisor |
| Wade Wilson | Sound Designer |
| Erin Michael Rettig | Sound Engineer |
| Daniel Miller | Digital Compositors |
| Sunny Apinchapong | Visual Development |
| John Dowell | Visual Effects |
| Bernard O. Ceguerra | Sequence Leads |
| Jeffrey Wike | Software Team Lead |
| Abhay Manusmare | Score Engineer |
| Matthew Paulson | Modeling |
| BJ Porter | Additional Dialogue |
| Jorge del Valle | Title Designer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Celeste Leger | Casting Assistant |
| Ray Felipe | Script Researcher |
| Ralph Osborn | ADR Editor |
| Andy Sisul | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Thorsten Laewe | Music Programmer |
| Patrick Mate | Character Designer |
| Doug Cooper | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David Williams | Dialogue Editor |
| Craig Heath | Sound Recordist |
| Wayne Hellinger | Post Production Coordinator |
| Denise Koyama | Storyboard Artist |
| Derek Casari | ADR Engineer |
| Troy Porter | ADR Mixer |
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist |
| James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Dawn Turner | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Justin Miller | Animation Technical Director |
| Gabriele Pennacchioli | Senior Animator |
| Mary Blee | Assistant Editor |
| Jeff Olm | Digital Colorist |
| Nick Fletcher | Lead Editor |
| Laura Webb | Music Coordinator |
| Ryeland Allison | Music Programmer |
| Mary M. Quinn | Administrative Assistant |
| Marc Scott | Compositing Supervisor |
| Patrick Canning | Production Assistant |
| Kristina Reed | Production Executive |
| Sean Bishop | Story Artist |
| Mike de Seve | Story Consultant |
| Lona Williams | Writer |
| Gil Zimmerman | Head of Layout, Director of Photography |
| Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Kevin Rafferty | CGI Supervisor |
| Simon Otto | Animation |
| Laura Z. Wasserman | Music Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Janet Healy | Producer |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Executive Producer |
| Mark Swift | Associate Producer |
| Allison Lyon Segan | Producer |
| Bill Damaschke | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 66 | 97 | 47 |
| 2024 | 5 | 62 | 78 | 47 |
| 2024 | 6 | 65 | 107 | 52 |
| 2024 | 7 | 68 | 93 | 43 |
| 2024 | 8 | 71 | 146 | 40 |
| 2024 | 9 | 51 | 66 | 43 |
| 2024 | 10 | 59 | 89 | 43 |
| 2024 | 11 | 70 | 133 | 48 |
| 2024 | 12 | 51 | 69 | 41 |
| 2025 | 1 | 51 | 73 | 39 |
| 2025 | 2 | 44 | 70 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 903 | 903 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 690 | 866 |