Shark Bait
2006 1h 17m movie Film South Korea

Shark Bait

Synopsis

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.

Audience Engagement

224
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

224 audience reviews — more than 93% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among South Korea films.

Animation + Family in South Korea

28 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shark Bait itself).

The 2005–2007 South Korea Window

In the crowded 2005-2007 South Korea release window, Shark Bait sits at #118 of 122. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Alone in Love
    #1

    Alone in Love

    ★ 8.9 · 2006
  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender
    #2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  3. My Lovely Sam-Soon
    #3

    My Lovely Sam-Soon

    ★ 8.5 · 2005
  4. High Kick
    #4

    High Kick

    ★ 8.5 · 2006
  5. Jumong
    #5

    Jumong

    ★ 8.3 · 2006
  6. Coffee Prince
    #6

    Coffee Prince

    ★ 8.1 · 2007
  7. Princess Hours
    #7

    Princess Hours

    ★ 7.9 · 2006
  8. The 101st Proposal
    #8

    The 101st Proposal

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 46 titles released, including Shark Bait. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (321 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2006.

The 247th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Reception Benchmarks

5.0
TMDB Rating
224
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,350 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.9 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #48 of 50 (top 96%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
All Production CountriesSouth Korea, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesSilver Nitrate, Wonderworld Studios, Digi Art, Digiart Productions, FX Digital
Runtime1h 17m
Release DateJuly 7, 2006
IMDbtt0820142