Beast of War

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Beast of War

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Oct 2025

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

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When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

There’s blood in the water, and that’s exactly as it should be.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 13, 2025

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

It’s old-fashioned film-making and I think we need more of it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 10, 2025

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

It’s a good B-movie plot, and Beast of War is best described as a good B-movie.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2025

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Vicky Lawrence

Starburst

It doesn’t reinvent the wheel and it lacks scares, but it proves to be an enjoyable watch and really throws you into a world of tension.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2025

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Despite being the latest in a long line of sharksploitation films, Beast Of War successfully turns the subgenre on its head with a full-throttle narrative packed full of blood-pumping moments, giving plenty for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2025

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Joshua Ryan

Sunshine State Cineplex

The creature design is impressive, and the shark is a genuinely terrifying piece of practical effects work. But there is a lack of menace and peril in its stalking of the stranded soldiers.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 14, 2025

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Peter F

It's a decent production, but gave it 2 stars because I don't like gory war movies and I thought this would be more a shark-focused movie. It was just too depressing of a hellscape for me. If you like war movies with a shark thrown in it's not bad. Good acting, but still didn't the reviews it wasn't a mystery or anything at all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/25

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JOEL S

Excellent film, very fresh and novel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Marc Z

The have been a lot of Shark movies since thew legendary JAWS hot theaters 50 years ago. Some are good. Some are horrible. This one is very good. It actually pulls the concept from Jaws in the sense it goes back to a historical episode of World War II and combines the tension of a Great White Shark for a thrilling movie. The movie takes place in Australia/New Zealand in 1942 and it is tight and engaging. One of the strengths of this one is that the filmmakers opted for Practical rather than special effects. They work. Had I seen this in the theaters I would one scared. Worth seeing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Ashley R

The movie was awesome, visual effects were stunning and the CGI was good. I would highly recommend this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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James M

Best shark horror movie I’ve seen in a while. Highly recommend!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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Anyone saying the shark looks bad is crazy. It looks like an Fn Evil Shark. And the way it is shot, it makes it that much better. It's based on actual evens that happened. Kind of like Quin explaining the attack on the Indianapolis in the scene in JAWS. Really good movie. With pretty much zero CGI. Only times they use it is for deeper underwater shots. Which is really only 1 time, not anything major. Such more of a tense movie with a real looking shark. The shots of the real shark prop are very very well done. They keep the tension the whole movie. I am surprised. I went in thinking it wasnt going to be that good. And I was pleasantly surprised and proved wrong. It's definitely worth the $6.99 on prime to rent it. It's better than 95% of the $29.99, $19.99 rentals out now. Do it! If you grew up watching JAWS and you were scared to swim in the deep end of a pool, because in your head...JAWS was going to come up from underground, break through the pool floor and eat you....watch this movie. Lol. You wont be disappointed. I still think about that every so often in a pool. And I'm 45. Haha.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/25

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When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale.

Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
Producer: Chris Brown, Blake Northfield
Screenwriter: Kiah Roache-Turner
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Pictures in Paradise, Bronte Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Bloody Violent Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2025
Runtime: 1h 27m

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