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The Shallows

2016 ·1h 26m · ★ 6.4 (5,294)

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

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Director

Jaume Collet-Serra Jaume Collet-Serra
4 horror films in catalog
House of Wax
House of Wax 2005
Orphan
Orphan 2009
The Shallows
The Shallows 2016
The Woman in the Yard
The Woman in the Yard 2025

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
0
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
0
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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CreatureSurvival

Setting

Island

Content Warnings

Animal Harm
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

animal attackanimal horrorbloody deathbuoycoral reefgoprogreat white sharkhuman preykiller sharkloss of mothermexicopredator turns victimsecluded beachsharkshark attackstranded at seasurfersurfingsurvival filmsurvival skillstidestrappedwoundedyoung woman

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