6 Best Shark Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · November 27, 2027

Horror intense

Jaws single-handedly invented a genre, and these films prove the primal terror of something unseen beneath the water never gets old.

47 Meters Down (2017) 01

47 Meters Down (2017)

IMDb ★ 5.6

Two sisters trapped in a shark cage on the ocean floor race against time and dwindling oxygen.

The Shallows (2016) 02

The Shallows (2016)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A surfer stranded on a rock just off the coast must outsmart a great white shark to survive.

Open Water (2003) 03

Open Water (2003)

IMDb ★ 5.7

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

Deep Blue Sea (1999) 04

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

IMDb ★ 5.9

Genetically enhanced sharks turn on the scientists studying them at an isolated ocean research facility.

Jaws 2 (1978) 05

Jaws 2 (1978)

IMDb ★ 5.7

A new shark threatens the same beach town, forcing the police chief to convince skeptical officials of the danger.

Jaws (1975) 06

Jaws (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1

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

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

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