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Shark Bait

2006 · 77 min

A bright, busy undersea cartoon that moves fast and stays gentle, with mild peril and a sweet romantic streak.

Genres
Animation, Family
Overview
After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef of this menace for good.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • found family
  • revenge
Places
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism1
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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The Reef Collection

  1. Shark BaitMovie · 2006 This title
  2. The ReefMovie · 2010
  3. The Reef 2: High TideMovie · 2012
  4. The Reef: StalkedMovie · 2022

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Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Howard E. Baker, John Fox, Kyung Ho Lee
Written by
Scott Clevenger
Starring
Freddie Prinze Jr., Rob Schneider, Evan Rachel Wood, Donal Logue, Andy Dick, Fran Drescher, John Rhys-Davies, R. Lee Ermey
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
77 min
Country
South Korea, United States of America
Languages
English

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