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- 2016
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills.
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra
Written By: Anthony Jaswinski
- 2016
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
The Shallows
59
6.3
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Summary Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills.
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra
Written By: Anthony Jaswinski
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
59
60% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
59
60% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
After a summer glutted with films pushing punishing, redundant set pieces on grand scales, we finally have a film that is patient, atmospheric, and that delights in delivering escalating thrills of a smaller but more valuable variety.
An efficiently preposterous thriller.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 301 User Ratings
6.3
55% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
30% Mixed
90 Ratings
90 Ratings
15% Negative
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 301 User Ratings
6.3
55% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
30% Mixed
90 Ratings
90 Ratings
15% Negative
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
This was a good shark flick in a long time, it was very enjoyable, and a thrill to watch with friends
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Really enjoyed this movie! I've been waiting for a shark movie that is actually scary. Most movies shark related are B movies like Sharknado but this one is actually scary. I'd put this on the list with the Jaws series and Deep Blue Sea as actually good shark movies. Worthwhile to watch if you like shark movies!
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The movie is not going to make anyone forget “Jaws,” but it delivers the kind of breathless tension that justifies its existence.
While this nailbiter sure as hell ain't swimming in the same classic waters as "Jaws," it gets the jolting job done.
Mr. Collet-Serra’s busy visual style, which uses a lot of fast-cutting, willy-nilly variations between slow and fast motion, and illogical but vivid point-of-view shots, seems at least somewhat apt under the exhilarating circumstances.
The climactic battle of wits between human and shark leads to a conclusion that got the audience whooping pretty good. The rest of it's OK.
Shallow is a mild word for it. Others would be silly, miscalculated, unconvincing, artless, pandering, hokey, ridiculous. Or just plain awful.
This movie was just overall great. Out of all the great white shark movies that have been released since jaws, this is the first to actually be good, and SCARY. The acting was great, Blake Livley is an amazing actress, and I see very good things for her in the future. And FINALLY, A SHARK THAT LOOKS COMPLETELY REAL!! It's about time. This is a must see for the summer, and I look forward to owning The Shallows on DVD.
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Une magnifique blonde dorée à souhait, sportive et bien ferme, élevée au grain et nourrie sans OGM, une blonde si appétissante que n'importe quel spectateur normalement constitué a envie de lui bouffer le cul. Et le requin, certainement un fin gourmet, est du même avis.
Si, en plus, ça peut débarrasser les jolies vagues de ces gêneurs de surfeurs prétentieux, alors là moi je dis : à taaable !
Quoi qu'il en soit, nous voilà en présence d'un thriller bien ficelé, sans temps mort et avec quelques surfeurs éparpillés façon puzzle. La réalisation profite de son décor de rêve et nous en fait profiter : elle se révèle voracement efficace et profite de son actrice principale dont nous profitons aussi. Le gros requin, l'énorme requin a toujours la dalle, cependant. La belle est sans doute la petite-fille de Papa Rambo, alors si elle se recoud avec ses boucles d'oreille, vous êtes priés de ne pas vous en offusquer. Le film s'avère assez réaliste ou tente de nous le faire croire jusqu'à son dernier tiers, puis il craque complètement jusqu'a son final d'un grand guignol rarement atteint. On a beau en rigoler, on a quand même du mal à l'avaler.
Du coup, eh bien c'est la crédibilité qui en prend un coup tandis que le côté guimauve de l'exposition s'en revient lors de l'épilogue, car les cons osent tout, n'apprennent jamais et reviennent faire chier les vagues. Et les requins... qui ont toujours faim.
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Nothing to see here. No plot, no room for enjoyable acting/character development, and absolutely no tension. Even the setup is ridiculous, there is a fresh whale carcass floating nearby, but the shark rather **** about trying to eat the pretty girl...Ptah!
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Weimaraner Republic Pictures,
Ombra Films
Release Date Jun 24, 2016
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline What was once in the deep is now in the shallows
Awards
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
• 3 Nominations
Fright Meter Awards
• 2 Nominations
iHorror Awards
• 2 Nominations
