6 Best Shark Attack Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 26, 2026

Horror intense

The primal terror of a shark attack has powered some of cinema’s most enduringly popular thrillers.

The Meg (2018) 01

The Meg (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.0

A deep-sea rescue team must survive an encounter with a massive prehistoric shark thought to be extinct.

47 Meters Down (2017) 02

47 Meters Down (2017)

IMDb ★ 5.7

Two sisters trapped in a shark cage on the ocean floor must find a way to survive and resurface.

The Shallows (2016) 03

The Shallows (2016)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A surfer stranded on an isolated rock must outsmart a relentless great white shark to reach shore.

Open Water (2004) 04

Open Water (2004)

IMDb ★ 5.8

A vacationing couple is accidentally left behind by their scuba diving boat in shark-infested waters.

Deep Blue Sea (1999) 05

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

IMDb ★ 6.2

Genetically enhanced sharks turn on the research team that made them dangerously intelligent.

Jaws (1975) 06

Jaws (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A police chief, a marine biologist, and a grizzled fisherman hunt a killer great white shark terrorizing a beach town.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.