Summary
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 61Audiences 54GoodWatch 59
Tomatometer69%
Metascore53
User score5.8
Audience score55%
IMDb5.4
Letterboxd · 46 K ratings2.4/5
Box office
18%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it made back $7 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
Longer than most horror movies, +12 min on the typical 95
typical 95107Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
2026
April 30, 2026
This year
Genres
HorrorThrillerAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
- United States
Spain- Australia
China
Ukraine
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 40
Aaron EckhartBen
Ben KingsleyRich
Molly Belle WrightCora
Angus SampsonDan
Elijah TamatiFinn
Zhao SimeiLilly
Li WenhanSam
NashiZoe
Richard CrouchleyMatt
Madeleine WestMartine
Kate FitzpatrickBecky
Lakota JohnsonHutch
Lucy BarrettPenny
Rob Kipa-WilliamsJim
Kelly GaleJaya
Ryan BownDeclan
Mark HadlowWrestlers Coach Dade
Rarmian NewtonJesse
Michael CardelleMacey
John De LucaHans
Sonia DoradoMaría
Jacqueline Lee GeurtsHailey
Tony ZhouEsports Boy
Priya JainCheck in Agent
Directing · 2
- Renny Harlin Director
- Andrew Tapper Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- S.P. Krause Story, Screenplay
- Damien Power Screenplay
- Shayne Armstrong Story, Screenplay
- Pete Bridges Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 47
- W. Peter Iliff Executive Producer
- Oliver Trevena Executive Producer
- Corey Large Executive Producer
- Gil Grant Executive Producer
- Johanna Harlin Executive Producer
- Walter Josten Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- DJ Stipsen Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Geoff Lamb Editor
Sound · 2
- Fernando Velázquez Original Music Composer
- Willy Vila Sound Designer
Art · 4
- Helen Strevens Production Design
- Laia Colet Art Direction
- Mark Stephen Art Direction
- Penny Kerr Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jaindra Watson Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- John Kim Additional Writing
- Stuart Thorp Stunts
- Ashlee Fidow Stunt Double
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