12 Days of Terror (2004) movie poster

12 Days of Terror

2004 ·1h 26m · ★ 5.4 (35)

July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's Jaws.

Why it matters
6 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
55
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
50

Content Warnings

Animal Harm

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

1910sbased on novel or bookbased on true storynew jerseysharkshark attack

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