Personally , I ’d be more frightened of the Santa - hat - wearing shark thanJawsbut that ’s just me …
There’s no shortage of great shark movies that will make you afraid to put your feet in the water, from outrageous, campy movies likeSharknadoto terrifying thrillers likeOpen Water. Here’s a list of some of the best shark movies of all time (and a few underrated gems) that will undoubtedly make you afraid of anything splashing in the water.
1.Jaws(1975)
Plotvia IMDB:“When a monumental killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island , it ’s up to a local sheriff , a marine life scientist , and an onetime seaman to hunt the savage down . "
Cast : Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss
2.The Meg(2018)
Plotvia IMDB:“A grouping of scientists explore the Marianas Trench play the largest marine predator that has ever existed — the Megalodon . "
Cast : Jason Statham , Bingbing Li , Rainn Wilson
3.The Meg 2: The Trench(2023)
Plotvia IMDB:“A research squad encounters multiple terror while search the depths of the ocean , include a evil minelaying operation . "
Cast : Jason Statham , Jing Wu , Shuya Sophia Cai
4.The Shallows(2016)
Plotvia IMDB:“A mere 200 pace from shoring , surfer Nancy is attacked by a capital ashen shark , with her scant journey to prophylactic becoming the ultimate contest of wills . "
Cast : Blake Lively , Óscar Jaenada , Brett Cullen
5.47 Meters Down(2017)
Plotvia IMDB:“Two sisters holiday in Mexico are trap in a shark coop at the bottom of the ocean . With less than an 60 minutes of atomic number 8 left and great whitesharkscircling nearby , they must fight to live . "
Cast : Mandy Moore , Claire Holt , Matthew Modine
6.47 Meters Down: Uncaged
Plotvia IMDB:“Two sisters diving in a ruined underwater metropolis quickly learn they ’ve participate the territorial dominion of the deadliest shark metal money in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerge cave . "
Cast : Sophie Nélisse , Corinne Foxx , Brianne Tju
7.Open Water 2: Adrift(2006)
8.Bait 3D(2012)
Plotvia IMDB:“A freak tsunami trap shopper at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12 - foot Great White Sharks . "
Cast : Xavier Samuel , Sharni Vinson , Adrian Pang
9.Shark Night 3D(2011)
Plotvia IMDB:“A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjugate to shark attack . "
Cast : Sara Paxton , Dustin Milligan , Chris Carmack
10.Deep Blue Sea(1999)
Plotvia IMDB:“Searching for a therapeutic to Alzheimer ’s disease , a group of scientist on an isolated inquiry facility become the prey , as a 3 of intelligent sharks fight back back . "
Cast : Thomas Jane , Saffron Burrows , Samuel L. Jackson
11.The Reef(2010)
Plot viaIMDB:“A big white shark hunts the gang of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef . "
shape : Damian Walshe - Howling , Gyton Grantley , Adrienne Pickering
12.Into the Blue(2005)
Plotvia IMDB:“Four divers cross paths with drug smugglers in the Bahamas . "
Cast : Paul Walker , Jessica Alba , Scott Caan
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13.Land Shark(2017)
Plotvia IMDB:“Lucinda Regis , Director of Development at MALCO Oceanic Research , becomes the aim of a dangerous grampus after unraveling a minacious plot of ground to interject sharks with human DNA . "
Cast : Sarah French , Peter Baldo , Kathryn Sue Young
14.Santa Jaws(2018)
15.Sharknado(2013)
Plotvia IMDB : " When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles , nature ’s deadliest killer rule sea , land , and air as thousands of sharks terrorise the waterlogged public . "
Cast : Ian Ziering , Tara Reid , Cassie Scerbo , John pick up
16.Sharknado 2: The Second One(2014)
Plotvia IMDB : " Fin and April are on their fashion to New York City , until a class seven hurricane spawn wakeless rain , storm upsurge , and deadly Sharknadoes . "
mould : Ian Ziering , Tara Reid , Vivica A. Fox
17.Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)
Plotvia IMDB : " A grotesque tornado unleash ravenous sharks from Washington , D.C. , all the path down to Orlando , Florida . "
Cast : Ian Ziering , Cassie Scerbo , Frankie Muniz , Tara Reid
18.Megalodon: The Frenzy(2023)
Plotvia IMDB : " When a frenzy of five Megalodons torment the loose ocean , the stake have never been mellow . "
Cast : Eric Roberts , Caroline Williams , Jessica Chancellor
19.Ghost Shark(2013)
Plotvia IMDB:“When rednecks on a fishing trip-up kill a large white shark , its spirit fall back for revenge , and soon turns its hatful on the townspeople of Smallport . "
dramatis personae : Robert Aberdeen , Jayme Bohn , Eliot Brasseaux
20.Cocaine Shark(2023)
Plotvia IMDB : " An burst at a lab let loose onto the street an army of mutated , murderous sharks and other animal injected with a potent new stimulus . "
Cast : Titus Himmelberger , Ken Van Sant , Natalie Himmelberger
21.Ouija Shark(2020)
Plotvia IMDB : A radical of teenage girls come up an ancient man - wipe out shark after mess with a spirit board that washes up on the beach . An occult specialist must come in the shark ’s kingdom to rid this world of the mortal spirit ghost once and for all .
mold : Steph Goodwin , Zoe Towne , Robin Hodge
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22.Something In The Water(2024)
Plotvia IMDB : " A group of five friends must struggle for their lives in open water after a dream wedding turns into a nightmare . "
Cast : Hiftu Quasem , Natalie Mitson , Tashani Bent
23.Under Paris(2024)
Plotvia IMDB : " To relieve Paris from a bloodletting , a aggrieve scientist is forced to face up her tragic past tense when a giant shark appears in the Seine . "
stamp : Bérénice Bejo , Nassim Lyes , Léa Léviant
24.The Reef: Stalked(2022)
Plotvia IMDB:“After her sis ’s murder , Nic , her younger sister and two admirer seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking escapade . hour into the trip the women are stalk by a shark and must band together , present their fears and keep each other . "
Cast : Teressa Liane , Ann Truong , Saskia Archer
25.No Way Up(2024)
Plotvia IMDB:“Characters from different backgrounds are bemuse together when the aeroplane they ’re travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean . A nightmare scrap for survival ensues with the aura supply hunt out and dangers creep in from all position . "
Cast : Colm Meaney , Will Attenborough , Jeremias Amoore
26.Blind Waters(2023)
Plotvia IMDB:“An unrelenting shark turns a duo ’s dream holiday into a incubus when they are stranded at sea and forced to fight back for their living . "
mould : Meghan Carrasquillo , Noam Sigler , Francisco Angelini
27.Maneater(2022)
Plotvia IMDB : " After an stroke during their holiday on a paradisiac island , a group of friends is stalk by a with child shark . "
Cast : Trace Adkins , Nicky Whelan , Shane West
28.Great White(2021)
Plotvia IMDB:“A fun - filled flight to a removed atoll turns into a incubus for five rider when their seaplane is destroy in a freak chance event and they are pin down on a raft , 100 mile from shore with world - deplete sharks lurking beneath the surface . "
Cast : Katrina Bowden , Aaron Jakubenko , Kimie Tsukakoshi
Lastly, dive into these documentaries about sharks:
29.Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story(2021)
Plotvia IMDb:“Pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor , who has dedicated her living to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of shark . "
Starring : Valerie Taylor , Jeremiah S. Sullivan , Rodney Fox
30.Sharksploitation(2023)
Plotvia IMDB:“In the wake of the blockbuster classic Jaws ( 1975 ) , a novel subgenre was born . This infotainment explore the weird , wild cinematic bequest of shark on film and the world ’s undying fascination . "
Starring : Joe Alves , Mark Atkins , Paul Bales
31.After The Bite(2023)
Plotvia IMDB:“Local residents and one thousand of vacationer flock to Cape Cod every summer start to make do with this alarming young reality of sharks while following the science to enquire . "
star : Lisa Sette , Greg Skomal , Megan Winton
32.Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood(2024)
Plotvia IMDB:“A Mexican sportfishing settlement look fateful shark attacks on mollusc divers . Investigators arrive , capturing footage of a massive swell blanched offshore . They discover the sharks may be using the small town ’s amnionic fluid as a nursery ground .. "
Starring : Jason Hildebrandt , Brandon McMillan , Paul de Gelder
What are some of your favorite shark movies? Let me know in the comment section below!
This military post has been updated by Kaitlin Stevens and Brittany Miranda .
