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Summary
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 47Audiences 52GoodWatch 50
Tomatometer47%
Metascore46
IMDb5.7
User score5.5
Letterboxd · 575 K ratings2.5/5
Audience score44%
Box office
3.5×its budget
- Budget
- $150 M
- Worldwide
- $531 M
Worldwide it earned $381 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for action movies, +5 min on the typical 108
typical 108113Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 115 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+105Released
2018
August 8, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseJapaneseThaiMade in
China
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- 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 34
Jason StathamJonas Taylor
Li BingbingSuyin
Rainn WilsonMorris
Cliff CurtisJames 'Mac' Mackreides
Ruby RoseJaxx
Jessica McNameeLori
Masi OkaToshi
Winston Chao Wen-hsuanZhang
Shuya Sophia CaiMeiying
Page KennedyDJ
Robert TaylorHeller
Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonThe Wall
Mai HongmeiMother- WYWei YiAwesome Kid on Beach
Vithaya PansringarmThai Boat Captain
Rob Kipa-WilliamsD'Angelo
Tawanda ManyimoMarks
Mark TrotterInjured Sailor
James GaylynDavid E. Jordan
Andrew GraingerMorris' Lawyer
Steven A. DavisSpeedboat Crewman
Glen LevySpeedboat Mercenary
Edwin WrightMorris' Helicopter Pilot
Ivy TsuiBride
Directing · 10
- Jon Turteltaub Director
- Betty Fotofili Second Assistant Director
- James Madigan Second Assistant Director
- Joe Nolan First Assistant Director
- Hamish McFarlane First Assistant Director
- Maxine Zhang First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Jon Hoeber Screenplay
- Dean Georgaris Screenplay
- Erich Hoeber Screenplay
- Steve Alten Novel
Production · 28
- Barrie M. Osborne Executive Producer
- Gerald R. Molen Executive Producer
- Chantal Nong Vo Executive In Charge Of Production, Executive Producer
- Jiang Wei Executive Producer
- Ben Erwei Ji Executive Producer
- Randy Greenberg Executive Producer
Camera · 9
- Tom Stern Director of Photography
- Mike Bhana Camera Operator
- Kina Scollay Underwater Director of Photography
- Peter Beeh Aerial Camera
- Ropata Smith-Warren Grip
- Brenden Holster First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Steven Kemper Editor
- Jeff Pantaleo Digital Intermediate
Sound · 6
- Harry Gregson-Williams Original Music Composer
- Jason W. Jennings Sound Designer
- Adnan Taumoepeau Boom Operator
- Peter Oso Snell Music Editor
- Corrin Ellingford Boom Operator
- Allegra De Souza Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 26
- Grant Major Production Design
- Liam Beck Conceptual Design
- Andy McLaren Art Direction
- Zahra Archer Set Designer
- Mathew Hunkin Prop Designer
- Warren Mahy Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Natalija Kucija Costume Design
- Amanda Neale Costume Design
- Lucy McLay Assistant Costume Designer
- Paul Pattison Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Christina Validakis Assistant Costume Designer
- Helena Falangus Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 21
- Adrian De Wet Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sue Rowe Visual Effects Supervisor
- Raymond Chen Visual Effects Supervisor
- Megan Galbraith Visual Effects Coordinator
- Alex Müller-Perlefein Visual Effects Designer
- Ben Marks Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 8
- Oren Graham Lighting Technician
- Nick Chester Rigging Grip
- Luke Ripley Lighting Technician
- Toby Conway Rigging Grip
- Adam Lewando Lighting Technician
- Sean O'Neill Gaffer
Other crew · 36
- Allan Poppleton Stunt Coordinator
- Eva Yang Stunt Coordinator
- Jacob Tomuri Stunts
- Alessandro Ongaro CG Supervisor
- Huai Hsuan Huang Translator
- Stephen Grey Stunts
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