Summary
Following a series of great white shark attacks that dominated the headlines, one Cape Cod community renegotiates its relationship with the marine environment. Local residents, fishermen, and environmentalists are forced to confront dramatic changes to their way of life. How far can we push nature before it bites back?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+25)
Critics 85Audiences 60GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer100%
Metascore70
User score6.6
IMDb6.1
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −8 min on the typical 96
typical 9688Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 86 countries
+76Released
2023
June 21, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Ivy Meeropol Director, Producer
Production · 5
- Lisa Heller Executive Producer
- Nancy Abraham Executive Producer
- Whitney Dow Executive Producer
- Tina Nguyen Executive Producer
- Xan Parker Producer
Camera · 1
- Stephen T. Maing Director of Photography
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