Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You scare easily
- 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 (+8)
Critics 69Audiences 61GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer78%
Metascore59
User score6.4
IMDb6.3
Audience score59%
Letterboxd · 231 K ratings2.9/5
Box office
7.0×its budget
- Budget
- $17 M
- Worldwide
- $119 M
Worldwide it earned $102 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −9 min on the typical 95
typical 9586Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+28Released
2016
June 24, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
HorrorDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
Australia- Spain
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- 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 NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 4
- Jaume Collet-Serra Director, Executive Producer
- Steve Danton First Assistant Director
- Carolina Häggström Script Supervisor
- Julian Wall First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Anthony Jaswinski Screenplay
Production · 6
- Douglas C. Merrifield Executive Producer
- Lynn Harris Producer
- Matti Leshem Producer
- Ben Parkinson Casting
- Duncan Jones Location Manager
- Ryan Makepeace Assistant Production Coordinator
Camera · 12
- Flavio Martínez Labiano Director of Photography
- Andrew Conder Steadicam Operator
- Vince Valitutti Still Photographer
- Ron Coe First Assistant Camera
- Marc Spicer Additional Photography
- Simon Christidis Underwater Camera, Underwater Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Joel Negron Editor
- Kevin Stermer First Assistant Editor
- Barry Goch Digital Intermediate
- Mark V. Phillips Assistant Editor
- Alex Portin Digital Intermediate
Sound · 12
- Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer
- Brandon Jones Sound Designer
- Justin M. Davey Sound Effects Editor
- Sarah Monat Foley
- Ben Wyatt Boom Operator
- P.K. Hooker Sound Effects Editor
Art · 5
- Hugh Bateup Production Design
- Fiona Donovan Supervising Art Director
- Nathan Blanco Fouraux Art Direction
- Brad Howard Construction Coordinator
- Di Bennett Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Kym Barrett Costume Design
- Tami Lane Makeup Department Head
- Gail Kane Hairstylist
- Chelsea Staebell Costume Supervisor
- Louise Coulston Makeup Artist
- Cora Montalban Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 18
- Nathan McGuinness Visual Effects Supervisor
- Gregory D. Liegey Visual Effects Supervisor
- Allan Magled Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Nelson Visual Effects Supervisor
- José Manuel Weil Visual Effects Supervisor
- Scott E. Anderson Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 7
- Mick O'Brien Chief Lighting Technician
- David Thomson Rigging Grip
- Jack Moffatt Electrician
- Mark Levey Lighting Technician
- Craig Clark Rigging Gaffer
- Sam McKinnon Electrician
Other crew · 15
- Glenn Ruehland Stunt Coordinator
- Kelly Richardson Stunt Double
- Judd Wild Stunts
- Michael Bate Armorer
- Sean Genders Makeup Effects
- Gulliver Page Stunts
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