The best films about sharks: TOP-10 action films

Sometimes there is a desire to watch a movie with an extraordinary storyline. At that moment, action films about sharks come to the rescue of film amateurs. This huge fish immediately seems a toothy and terrible, some kind of killing machine, living in the depths of the seas and oceans.

Most of these films are horror films. It is difficult to imagine some kind of sincere and calm film in the title role with a toothy shark. And the directors, in turn, delight the audience with their work and do not cease to amaze everyone with new unusual plots that keep the viewer in constant tension. Little is known that sharks are peers of extinct dinosaurs. And their thirst for blood has remained unchanged for several millennia, however, like their appearance. The habits of these fish have not yet been fully studied. But one thing is certain for sure - if there is a chance of meeting this bloodthirsty and huge creature, then it is categorically not recommended to swim for buoys.

While watching a movie about sharks, the audience will not have to take delight and adrenaline. And, it would seem, this topic for films has already been quite beaten, but the plots in films with the participation of these nibblers are shocked.

Jaws, 1975

• Year: 1975
• Genre: Horror, Thriller, Adventure
• Country: USA
• Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton

The events of the picture take place in a small resort town on the island of Emiti. Once Martin Brody, the chief of the local police, together with his assistant, found a girl on the shore in the early morning, or rather what was left of her. From this incident, events begin in this sunny and quiet place. A great white shark appeared off the coast of Emity, and the poor girl became her first victim.

Bloodthirsty fish was sold in earnest. The number of victims every day only increases. But at the right time, the fisherman Quint, a veteran of World War II, appears. The brave shark hunter will continue his war, only this time on his ship. And his enemy will be a cannibal shark.

Martin Brody embarks on a dangerous sea expedition with Matt Hooper, an oceanographer expert at the National Institute.

Jaws 2011

• Year: 2011
• Genre: Horror, Thriller
• Country: USA
• Cast: Sarah Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Donal Log

A group of teenagers who are students of one of the colleges spend their days off on the water of a large lake. The whole plot of the film flows around the guys who have learned some very bad news for themselves - there is a toothy danger hidden under them. And the impenetrable depth plays against teenagers, it is fraught with a monster.

The Shoal, 2016

• Year: 2016
• Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama
• Country: USA
• Cast: Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Angelo Josu Lausagno Korzo, Brett Cullen, Sedona Ledge

Perfect weather, deserted beach, endless ocean, good waves for surfers. For a charming surf lover, nothing boded trouble. The craving for solitary swings played a cruel joke with the girl - she met one-on-one with a giant shark. The bloodthirsty creature managed to drive a poor athlete onto a sandbank and is not going to retreat until he reaches his goal.

The Deep Blue Sea, 1999

• Year: 1999
• Genre: Fiction, Action, Thriller
• Country: USA
• Cast: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burroughs, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline Mackenzie, Michael Rapaport

Specialists in an underwater laboratory called Aquatica are working on a drug that can be used to treat people for Alzheimer's disease.During their experiments on their experimental sharks, they were able to find a way to genetically increase the brain.

Evil and aggressive predators very quickly turn into killer monsters that are able to quickly think and outsmart their creators. The whole film is a struggle of people with angry predators. It is almost impossible to cope with smart fish, and more specifically with their huge sharp jaws.

Tsunami 2011

• Year: 2011
• Genre: Fiction, Action, Horror
• Country: Australia, Singapore
• Cast: Zavier Samuel, Sharney Vinson, Adrian Pang, Qi Yuu, Alex Russell

A monstrous tsunami hits the resort town. Thirsty blood and hungry sharks came to visit the flooded streets from the depths of the sea. Miraculously, the surviving city residents, being held hostage by the elements, are trying to survive. The hunt begins. Once Josh has already lost his beloved girlfriend. Can he save her this time?

“12 days of fear”, 2005

• Year: 2005
• Genre: Horror, Thriller
• Country: South Africa
• Cast: Colin Egglesfield, Mark Dexter, Jenna Harrison, John Rhys-Davis, Jamie Bartlett, Adrian Golly, Colin Stinton, Roger Dwyer, Patrick Lister, Nigel Sweet

In the summer of 1916, the heat in the United States breaks all historical records. There are a lot of vacationers on the beaches of New Jersey, everyone is trying to somehow escape from the sweltering heat. But in the coastal waters there was a huge killer shark that terrorizes people. The predator can cause serious damage to the tourism business. Local authorities promise a decent reward to the daredevil who can cope with a huge and dangerous creature.

“Open Sea”, 2003

• Year: 2003
• Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama
• Country: USA
• Cast: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson, Christina Zenarro

Daniel and Susan are a young married couple. They decided to relax together in the Bahamas and try diving. For this, boat seats were ordered. Everything should be exciting and romantic. Vacationers offer to take to the oceans to the most beautiful places.

After a fascinating dive, a nightmare awaits young people. The main characters of the film, surfacing to the surface, discover that the boat on which they sailed, just sailed away. Daniel and Susan were left alone fifteen kilometers from the coast, in the open sea. The problems did not end there - sharks swim around the pair.

Shark Pack, 2008

• Year: 2008
• Genre: Horror
• Country: USA
• Cast: Daryl Hannah, John Schneider, Armand Assante

Hamilton Lax - a large financial tycoon for arranging an expensive resort, intends to buy land in one of the towns of California. Local fishermen do not want to lose “lured places,” and, accordingly, their work. They are forced to protest openly. But with these people, the businessman in a good way does not work out. His people commit a crime. Using toxic substances, they poison the sea.

“Shark Charmer, 2011

• Year: 2011
• Genre: Drama, Thriller
• Country: South Africa, UK
• Cast: Holly Berry, Olivier Martinez, Sisve Msutu, Mark Elderkin, Toko Ntshinga

The main character of the film, Kate Mathewson, survived the tragic death of her mentor. After this incident, the girl in every possible way refused deep-sea dives. She is a documentary and shark biologist. But at the present time she conducts sea excursions, and before that she swam with white sharks in the ocean.

Suddenly her ex-husband arrived. This meeting forces Kate to return to the terrible predators and challenge her own fears.

Drift, 2006

• Year: 2006
• Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Adventure
• Country: Germany
• Cast: Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr., Nicklaus Lange, Ali Hillis, Cameron Richardson

In honor of the thirty years of one of his friends, a group of young people gathered together on a rented yacht. It was decided to go to the open sea. Everyone decided to swim and jumped into the water. Having bought it, it was discovered that they forgot to lower the stairs. Getting back on the yacht is not possible - the sides are too high.

In water, the battle for life unfolds. But not all will survive to the end of this meeting ...