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Galeophobia

by Encyclopedia_of_Horror • Created 11 years ago • Modified 4 months ago
A list of movies for those who have a fear of sharks, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    1. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (708K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • Christine Freeman and Bruce in Jaws 2 (1978)

    2. Jaws 2

    19781h 56mPG51Metascore
    5.8 (90K)
    Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
    DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray Hamilton
  • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)

    3. Jaws 3-D

    19831h 39mPG27Metascore
    3.7 (51K)
    A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
    DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindale
  • Lorraine Gary and Bruce in Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

    4. Jaws: The Revenge

    19871h 29mPG-1315Metascore
    3.1 (52K)
    Chief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.
    DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van Peebles
  • Blue Water, White Death (1971)

    5. Blue Water, White Death

    19711h 39mG
    7.1 (479)
    Documentary focusing on great white sharks.
    DirectorsPeter GimbelJames LipscombStarsTom ChapinPhil ClarksonStuart Cody
  • Red Water (2003)

    6. Red Water

    20031h 32mRTV Movie
    4.1 (3.2K)
    A group of oil workers being held hostage by a group of gangsters on a small oil rig are attacked by a freshwater bull shark.
    DirectorCharles Robert CarnerStarsLou Diamond PhillipsKristy SwansonCoolio
  • Sharktopus (2010)

    7. Sharktopus

    20101h 29mTV-14TV Movie
    3.2 (14K)
    A half-shark and half-octopus creature created for the military creates a whole lot of terror in Mexico, while the scientist who helped to create it tries to either capture or kill it.
    DirectorDeclan O'BrienStarsEric RobertsKerem BürsinSara Malakul Lane
  • Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)

    8. Deep Blue Sea

    19991h 45mR54Metascore
    5.9 (149K)
    Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
    DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. Jackson
  • Shark Swarm (2008)

    9. Shark Swarm

    20082h 38mUnratedTV Movie
    3.4 (1.6K)
    A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.
    DirectorJames A. ContnerStarsDaryl HannahJohn SchneiderArmand Assante
  • Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)

    10. Jersey Shore Shark Attack

    20121h 27mRTV Movie
    3.0 (2.1K)
    A cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of Jersey Shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking Miami Beach.
    DirectorJohn ShepphirdStarsJack ScaliaJeremy LukeJoseph Russo
  • The Reef (2010)

    11. The Reef

    20101h 34mR
    5.8 (22K)
    A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
    DirectorAndrew TrauckiStarsDamian Walshe-HowlingGyton GrantleyAdrienne Pickering
  • Shark Night (2011)

    12. Shark Night

    20111h 30mPG-1322Metascore
    4.1 (28K)
    A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
    DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsSara PaxtonDustin MilliganChris Carmack
  • Megalodon (2002)

    13. Megalodon

    20021h 30mPG-13Video
    2.9 (2.3K)
    A deep-sea drilling operation goes horribly wrong, releasing the deadliest ocean predator that has ever roamed the seas since prehistoric times-Carcharodon Megalodon...sixty feet of prehistoric terror.
    DirectorPat CorbittStarsLeighanne LittrellRobin SachsAl Sapienza
  • Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)

    14. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

    20091h 28mRVideo
    2.5 (11K)
    The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
    DirectorJack PerezStarsLorenzo LamasDebbie GibsonVic Chao
  • Sharni Vinson and Xavier Samuel in Bait (2012)

    15. Bait

    20121h 33mR
    5.2 (21K)
    A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.
    DirectorKimble RendallStarsXavier SamuelSharni VinsonAdrian Pang
  • Dinoshark (2010)

    16. Dinoshark

    20101h 32mNot RatedTV Movie
    3.1 (3K)
    A baby dinoshark evolves into a ferocious predatory adult, terrorising tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    DirectorKevin O'NeillStarsEric BalfourIva HaspergerAarón Díaz
  • William Forsythe, Elise Muller, and Hunter Tylo in Hammerhead (2005)

    17. Hammerhead

    20051h 32mRTV Movie
    3.1 (1.9K)
    A scientist tries to save his son from cancer but his experiments turn him into a shark-man instead. A group of people from a pharmaceutical corporation are sent to the mad doctor's island to investigate his activities.
    DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsWilliam ForsytheHunter TyloJeffrey Combs
  • Raging Sharks (2005)

    18. Raging Sharks

    20051h 32mRVideo
    2.7 (1.2K)
    After debris from an alien spaceship lands in the waters, great white sharks begin terrorizing marine researchers (Corin Nemec, Vanessa Angel, Corbin Bernsen) in the Pacific Ocean.
    DirectorDanny LernerStarsCorin NemecVanessa AngelCorbin Bernsen
  • Spring Break Shark Attack (2005)

    19. Spring Break Shark Attack

    20051h 28mTV-14TV Movie
    3.5 (2.4K)
    Killer sharks invade the waters off the Florida coast as co-eds celebrate spring break.
    DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsShannon LucioRiley SmithJustin Baldoni
  • Kim Cattrall and Craig T. Nelson in Creature (1998)

    20. Creature

    19982 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    5.1 (3.1K)
    An amphibious shark-like monster terrorizes an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island it is located on. A marine biologist, as well as several other people, try to stop it before it is too late...
    StarsCraig T. NelsonKim CattrallColm Feore
  • Sharknado (2013)

    21. Sharknado

    20131h 26mNot RatedTV Movie
    3.3 (55K)
    When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
    DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidJohn Heard
  • Judd Hirsch and Ian Ziering in Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

    22. Sharknado 2: The Second One

    20141h 35mTV-14TV Movie
    4.0 (21K)
    Fin and April are on their way to New York City, until a category seven hurricane spawns heavy rain, storm surges, and deadly Sharknadoes.
    DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidVivica A. Fox
  • Carmen Electra and Charlie O'Connell in 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)

    23. 2-Headed Shark Attack

    20121h 28mRVideo
    2.5 (7.7K)
    Survivors escape to a deserted atoll, after their boat during a Semester at Sea ship is sunk by a mutated two-headed shark. But when the atoll starts flooding, no one is safe from the double jaws of the monster.
    DirectorChristopher RayStarsCarmen ElectraCharlie O'ConnellBrooke Hogan
  • Kristy Swanson in Swamp Shark (2011)

    24. Swamp Shark

    20111h 25mRTV Movie
    3.7 (3.3K)
    An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.
    DirectorGriff FurstStarsKristy SwansonD.B. SweeneyJason Rogel
  • Sand Sharks (2012)

    25. Sand Sharks

    20121h 31mR
    2.6 (5.7K)
    The residents of a small town team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand, and are terrorizing local beaches.
    DirectorMark AtkinsStarsCorin NemecBrooke HoganVanessa Evigan

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