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Ocean/island horror

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  • The Abyss (1989)

    1. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (204K)
    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael Biehn
  • Leviathan (1989)

    2. Leviathan

    19891h 38mR51Metascore
    5.8 (26K)
    Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.
    DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsPeter WellerRichard CrennaAmanda Pays
  • Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)

    3. Sphere

    19982h 14mPG-1335Metascore
    6.1 (117K)
    A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanSharon StoneSamuel L. Jackson
  • Deep Rising (1998)

    4. Deep Rising

    19981h 46mR
    6.1 (44K)
    A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who had already invaded the ship.
    DirectorStephen SommersStarsTreat WilliamsFamke JanssenAnthony Heald
  • Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)

    5. 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
  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)

    6. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    20191h 30mPG-1343Metascore
    5.0 (33K)
    Two sisters diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they've entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves.
    DirectorJohannes RobertsStarsSophie NélisseCorinne FoxxBrianne Tju
  • The Reef (2010)

    7. 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
  • Orca (1977)

    8. Orca

    19771h 32mPG27Metascore
    5.8 (15K)
    A fisherman and his crew are targeted by a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard HarrisCharlotte RamplingWill Sampson
  • The Meg (2018)

    9. The Meg

    20181h 53mPG-1346Metascore
    5.7 (222K)
    A rescue mission to the bottom of the ocean is terrorized by a massive prehistoric shark.
    DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJason StathamBingbing LiRainn Wilson
  • Jason Statham in Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

    10. Meg 2: The Trench

    20231h 56mPG-1340Metascore
    5.0 (97K)
    A research team's journey into the depths of the ocean turns into chaos when a mining operation forces them into a battle for survival, facing off against Megalodons and relentless environmental marauders.
    DirectorBen WheatleyStarsJason StathamJing WuShuya Sophia Cai
  • Mandy Moore and Claire Holt in 47 Meters Down (2017)

    11. 47 Meters Down

    20171h 29mPG-1352Metascore
    5.6 (64K)
    Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
    DirectorJohannes RobertsStarsMandy MooreClaire HoltMatthew Modine
  • Christine Freeman and Bruce in Jaws 2 (1978)

    12. Jaws 2

    19781h 56mPG51Metascore
    5.8 (91K)
    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)

    13. Jaws 3-D

    19831h 39mPG27Metascore
    3.7 (52K)
    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)

    14. Jaws: The Revenge

    19871h 29mPG-1315Metascore
    3.1 (53K)
    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
  • Piranha 3DD (2012)

    15. Piranha 3DD

    20121h 23mR24Metascore
    3.8 (47K)
    After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.
    DirectorJohn GulagerStarsDanielle PanabakerVing RhamesDavid Hasselhoff
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    16. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (714K)
    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
  • The Reef: Stalked (2022)

    17. The Reef: Stalked

    20221h 33m41Metascore
    4.2 (6.2K)
    After her sister's murder, Nic, her younger sister and two friends seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking adventure. Hours into the trip the women are stalked by a shark and must band together, face their fears and save each other.
    DirectorAndrew TrauckiStarsTeressa LianeAnn TruongSaskia Archer
  • Alexandra Bokova in Mermaid Down (2019)

    18. Mermaid Down

    20191h 31m
    4.3 (11K)
    A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.
    DirectorJeffrey GrellmanStarsAlexandra BokovaMeggan KaiserBurt Culver
  • Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)

    19. Open Water 3: Cage Dive

    20171h 20mR
    4.2 (5.5K)
    Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality-TV show find themselves stranded in shark-infested waters, turning their recording into a bloody diary of death. Do they have what it takes to survive the open water?
    DirectorGerald RascionatoStarsJoel HoganJosh PotthoffMegan Peta Hill
  • Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)

    20. Open Water 3: Cage Dive

    20171h 20mR
    4.2 (5.5K)
    Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality-TV show find themselves stranded in shark-infested waters, turning their recording into a bloody diary of death. Do they have what it takes to survive the open water?
    DirectorGerald RascionatoStarsJoel HoganJosh PotthoffMegan Peta Hill
  • The Shallows (2016)

    21. The Shallows

    20161h 26mPG-1359Metascore
    6.3 (151K)
    A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
    DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsBlake LivelyÓscar JaenadaAngelo Josue Lozano Corzo
  • Ghost Ship (2002)

    22. Ghost Ship

    20021h 31mR28Metascore
    5.6 (115K)
    A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
    DirectorSteve BeckStarsJulianna MarguliesGabriel ByrneRon Eldard
  • Melissa George in Triangle (2009)

    23. Triangle

    20091h 39mR
    6.9 (143K)
    Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
    DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack Taylor
  • The Fog (1980)

    24. The Fog

    19801h 29mR55Metascore
    6.8 (89K)
    Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet Leigh
  • The Rift (1990)

    26. The Rift

    19901h 23mR
    4.7 (3.3K)
    Siren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.
    DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsJack ScaliaR. Lee ErmeyRay Wise

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