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Plot Summary:
A military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, tense, atmospheric, mad
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6-Headed Shark Attack (2018)
Plot Summary:
What is supposed to be a marriage boot camp on a remote island turns into the ultimate test for survival when a 6-headed shark starts attacking the beach. Trapped with minimal weapons they try to fight off the shark, but quickly discover that no one is safe in the water or on land.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, absurd, rough, serious, psychotronic
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Great White (2021)
Plot Summary:
What should have been a tourist trip to remember, quickly turns into a living nightmare when five passengers on a seaplane become stranded, miles away from shore. What follows is a desperate bid for survival as the group try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by the man-eating sharks lurking just beneath the surface.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bloody, contemplative
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Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)
Plot Summary:
When another Mega Shark returns from the depths of the sea, world militaries go on high alert. Ocean traffic grinds to a standstill as everyone lives in fear of the insatiable beast. Out of options, the US government unleashes the top secret Mecha Shark project -- a mechanical shark built to have the same exact characteristics as Mega. A pair of scientists pilot the mechanical creature as they fight Mega in a pitched battle to save the planet. But when faulty mechanics cause the Mecha to go after humans, the scientists must somehow guide Mega to Mecha in hopes that the two titans will kill each other - or risk untold worldwide destruction.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, bleak, psychotronic, natural horror, retro, apocalyptic, mockbuster, mecha
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5 Headed Shark Attack (2017)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful island is home to thousands of species of aquatic life. Now there is a new species: the 5-Headed Shark is all heads and teeth. Shaped like a demented starfish, this monster terrorizes the open ocean before invading the beaches of Puerto Rico, endangering the once peaceful island paradise.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, surprise ending, rough, suspense, suspenseful, retro, mockbuster, absurd
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Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying the effect of climate change on the great white sharks who come to the nearby nursery every year to give birth. Along with the last two inhabitants of this former fishing village, their peaceful life is disrupted when a "scientific" team led by her ex-boyfriend and marine biologist Richard show up looking for three bull sharks who we soon learn aren't just any bull sharks.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: disturbing, exciting, suspense, psychotronic, tense, intense, enigmatic
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Shark Attack (1999)
Plot Summary:
When an accidental death verdict is given on discovery of the remains of a top scientist, within the stomach of a hammerhead shark his closest friend Marine Biologist Steven McRay is not happy with the explanation and travels to investigate further, where he discovers that his friend's death was not an isolated incident, and that the local population have been terrorised by a rash of shark attacks.Developments in scientific technology had allowed experts to predict the pattern and likelihood of Shark Attacks, but now it seems that they may also be able to actually control these factors, rendering at their disposal the ultimate Killing machine.Enjoy the water... you may never want to go in the sea again!.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel, South Africa
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: natural horror, cliffhanger, grindhouse, mockbuster, serious, suspenseful, fast, wild, cult film
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Mega Shark vs. Kolossus (2015)
Plot Summary:
In search of a new energy source, Russia accidentally reawakens the Kolossus - a giant robot doomsday device from the Cold War. At the same time, a new Mega Shark appears, threatening global security.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, natural horror, suspense, suspenseful, mumblecore, psychotronic, retro, weird
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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Plot Summary:
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, christmas horror, scary, natural horror, funny, classic horror, tense, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Shark Night 3D (2011)
Plot Summary:
A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, realistic, natural horror, psychotronic, teen horror, surprise ending
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Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Plot Summary:
When two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast their worst fears surface - the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now they must hunt the fierce killer and destroy it... before there is no one left to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Israel, South Africa, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, psychotronic, funny, sexy, mockbuster
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Dinoshark (2010)
Plot Summary:
The film opens with a baby dinoshark swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier that calved due to global warming. Three years later, the dinoshark is a ferocious predatory adult and kills tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The protagonist, Trace, is first to notice the Dinoshark and witnesses his friend get eaten, but has trouble convincing people that a creature of such antiquity is still alive and eating people.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, humorous, stylized, natural horror, mockbuster, hilarious, psychotronic
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Dark Waters (2003)
Plot Summary:
Moneyless, ocean-exploring gigolo and his worldly lady-friend are forced to take part in looking into the possibility that aggression - utilizing marine life - is being planned.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 848
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense, fast, psychotronic
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Shark Attack 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
A biological experiment goes bad, this time releasing a gaggle of mutated great white sharks with a taste for human flesh. Soon enough, shark expert Nick West is on the case, leading a crew to study them and eventually bring them back into captivity. West's plans hit a snag, however, when Australian shark hunter Roy Bishop is called in to wipe out the fishy menace.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, natural horror, suspense, mockbuster, scary, serious, suspenseful, fast, wild, cult film
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2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Semester at Sea ship is attacked and sunk by a mutated two-headed shark, and the survivors seek refuge on a deserted atoll. The coeds, however, are no longer safe when the atoll starts flooding.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, semi serious, suspenseful, natural horror, absurd, psychotronic, retro, mockbuster, horror comedy, hilarious
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The Reef (2010)
Plot Summary:
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, slasher, social, dread
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Super Shark (2011)
Plot Summary:
An offshore drilling accident triggers the release of a giant prehistoric shark. When marine biologist Kat Carmichael arrives, she runs up against corporate front man Roger Wade, who plots with Stewart to disrupt her investigation. With the help of Skipper Chuck and disc jockey Dynamite Stevens, Kat tries to find a way to defeat the monster which has evolved to a state where it can walk on dry land and fly...it's the SUPER SHARK!.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, psychotronic, mockbuster, natural horror, weird, campy
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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
Plot Summary:
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: absurd, stylized, natural horror, exciting, tense, retro, suspense, dark, mockbuster, creepy
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Shark Week (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of complete strangers find themselves isolated by a wealthy madman on his island compound. They are forced into a horrifying gauntlet where they must survive a barrage of ever deadlier species of shark.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Raging Sharks (2005)
Plot Summary:
An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a submarine to investigate, but soon they too are under attack.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, exciting, natural horror, suspense, psychotronic, campy
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Shark Hunter (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Megalodon shark. A prehistoric killing machine 60 feet long, flashing 200 pounds of teeth and weighing over 20 tons. It's the deadliest predator the world has ever seen. The scientists say it's been extinct for more than 10,000 years. The scientists are wrong. In the darkness of the deep, an underwater research station has been viciously destroyed. Now a tough team of daring divers led by Spencer Northcutt [Antonio Sabato Jr. "Melrose Place"] is taking an experimental sub to war. It's killer instinct vs. sophisticated technology, deadly jaws vs. harpoon-tipped torpedoes, mega-shark vs. modern man is a thrilling extreme deep sea fight to the death.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, scary, fast, psychotronic
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Megalodon (2002)
Plot Summary:
Megalodon is a 2002 American shark film. It takes place out on a deep sea oil rig.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, serious, natural horror, suspense
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47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
Plot Summary:
Five backpackers, diving in a ruined underwater city, quickly learn they are not alone in the submerged caves.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, bloody, psychotronic, teen horror, natural horror, grindhouse, thrilling, surprise ending, independent film
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Shark Season (2020)
Plot Summary:
Dozens of great white sharks attack the sleepy coastal town of Goldcoast, CA, resulting in several deaths and forcing the town council to bring in a group of marine biologists and shark hunters to solve the problem. But when one shark in particular refuses to go down without a fight, it will take all of the biologists’ and hunters’ knowhow to defeat the creature for good.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, intense
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The Rig (2010)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a creature after invading its undersea habitat.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic, natural horror, independent film, exciting, serious
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Jaws 2 (1978)
Plot Summary:
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, natural horror, slasher, suspenseful, bloody, gothic horror, splatter, detective, cult classic
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The Meg (2018)
Plot Summary:
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, tense, funny, slasher, suspenseful, scary, scenic, mystic, grindhouse
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The Shallows (2016)
Plot Summary:
An injured surfer stranded on a buoy needs to get back to shore, but the great white shark stalking her might have other ideas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, minimal cast, exciting, suspense, tense, absurd, harsh, suspenseful, intense, natural horror
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Plot Summary:
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so that they can harvest the tissue as a cure for Alzheimer's. Unfortunately, the increased brain capacity also makes the sharks smarter, faster, and more dangerous. Aquatica's financial backers are skeptical and nervous about the tests, and send a corporate executive to visit the facility.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, natural horror, scary, slasher, serious, suspense, psychological thriller, breathtaking
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Jaws (1975)
Plot Summary:
An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 647000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, natural horror, entertaining, creepy, classic horror, rough, exciting
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Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Plot Summary:
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, dark comedy, interesting