The Shallows

PG-13

Released Jun 24, 2016

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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79%

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219 Reviews

59%

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25,000+ Ratings

Still reeling from the loss of her mother, medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) travels to a secluded beach for some much-needed solace. Despite the danger of surfing alone, Nancy decides to soak up the sun and hit the waves. Suddenly, a great white shark attacks, forcing her to swim to a giant rock for safety. Left injured and stranded 200 yards from shore, the frightened young woman must fight for her life as the deadly predator circles her in its feeding ground.

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Critics Consensus

Lean and solidly crafted, The Shallows transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

[A] reasonably entertaining, imprudently daft aquatic thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 5, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

The realism of the early scenes -- leaving aside Nancy's unaccountable willingness to be stranded alone in a remote place -- is replaced by increasingly silly scenes that lead eventually to a nonsensical conclusion.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2016

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

About half of what is now going on in all cinema is the product of technological advances in film-making and The Shallows makes much more intelligent use of them than the superheroes do.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2016

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra never fails with these mid-budget thrillers, and this might be his strongest film to date.

Aug 4, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Shallows” wisely stays true to its central concept. Its hook could easily wear thin if it extended itself too far, but the compact 80 minute running time keeps the tension high and the story moving forward.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Shallows may contain a few occasional shocks, but this is indeed surface level stuff.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Tomas G

Other than Blake Lively in a bikini, and a few moments of cool surfing video, there was nothing of quality in this movie. The premise is ridiculous, the plot seemed devised by a teenage boy, and the “climactic ending” absolutely absurd. Although the CGI effects were strong and almost realistic, it could not overcome the complete lack of reality involving any of the shark behavior. From the first moment she enters the beach - a completely pristine, placid beach, without even so much as lapping waves, then paddles out into roaring surf with monster tubes, they lost me. Then she spends an entire evening and part of the next day on a rock before she mentions the tide coming in (tides are 12-hour cycles EVERYWHERE). Add to that how a dead whale manages to stay stationary for days while the helmet drifts into the beach… duh. Not a single thing about this movie bears resemblance to believable, which means the writing and directing failed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Mark C

Better than most shark survival films. Plus this one has the amazing Blake Lively

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Thom G

"The Shallows" delivers precisely what one would expect from a movie of its genre and succeeds in maintaining a suspenseful, entertaining, and tense atmosphere throughout.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Hirak

The best shark movie ever made. Much better than Jaws.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Jenna B

This movie got old quick. Blake way too attractive for part.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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JoÃ£o B

Águas rasas é um filme muito bom de tensão e talvez um dos poucos filmes da subcategoria de tubarões que se salvam mediante a tanta porcaria, trabalha muito mais a tensão do personagem em certas cenas, e em outras tiram soluções do nada, o grande problema é que não impressiona em momento algum, é um filme parado que cumpre o que proproe. No mais é um filme nem ruim e nem muito bom, é apenas recomendável para quem gosta de filmes de tubarão.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Jaume Collet-Serra

Director

Blake Lively

Nancy

Óscar Jaenada

Carlos

Brett Cullen

Dad

Sedona Legge

Chloe

Pablo Calva

Boy

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