6 Best Shark Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · February 14, 2026

Jaws invented a genre, and the fear of something unseen beneath the water hasn’t aged. 47 Meters Down, The Shallows and Open Water make the most of tiny settings, Deep Blue Sea turns genetically enhanced sharks on their scientists, and Jaws and Jaws 2 are the originals.

47 Meters Down (2017)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Two sisters trapped in a shark cage on the ocean floor have to find a way back to the surface.

Directed by Johannes Roberts · 1h 29m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Shallows (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A surfer stranded on a rock just offshore must outsmart a great white shark to survive until help arrives.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 1h 26m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Open Water (2003)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A vacationing couple accidentally left behind by their scuba diving boat must survive alone in shark-infested water.

Directed by Chris Kentis · 1h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Deep Blue Sea (1999)

TMDB ★ 5.9

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

Directed by Renny Harlin · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jaws 2 (1978)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A new shark threatens the same beach town, and the police chief has to convince sceptical officials of the danger.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jaws (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A shark terrorises a resort town that refuses to close its beaches for the summer season.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars16 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Shark Movies of All Time

47 Meters Down (2017)

The Shallows (2016)

Open Water (2003)

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Jaws 2 (1978)

Jaws (1975)

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