The Meg

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The Meg

PG-13

Released Aug 10, 2018

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Adventure

Horror

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Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat -- a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

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Critics Consensus

The Meg sets audiences up for a good old-fashioned B-movie creature feature, but lacks the genre thrills -- or the cheesy bite -- to make it worth diving in.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) strikes an agreeable tone, avoiding both unnecessary heaviness and self-aware camp.

Mar 4, 2020

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Oliver Jones

Observer

Asks little more of you than to strap in, put away your phone and enjoy watching a freakishly huge prehistoric eating machine terrorize some scientists before it turns its appetite to a beach full of frolickers on floaties.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 29, 2018

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

...exactly what we paid for.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Tuck your monster movie napkin into shirt collar, skip the hoity-toity hand sanitizer, and bring your creative kill appetite to an entertaining little film feast.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2025

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Even though The Meg isn’t the complete shark film that we’ve all wanted, it provides good suspense, great character connections, and allure, resulting in a product that is sincere and amusing.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2024

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Don’t go into it expecting high art or an Oscar winning script, this is The Stath vs The Meg and the film never strays from that. It ain’t Jaws but it ain’t Sharknado either.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 21, 2023

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Angel cs

Enjoyable movie, nothing else

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/22

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John W

As a monster film about a giant shark, it works quite well. Jason Statham in a film is always good, and it was entertaining.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Wyatt H

Good, it has Jason Statham, good writing, it has Jason Statham, um nice cinematography, oh and it has Jason Statham

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Jude G

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not for everyone

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Santosh Reddy B

Popcorn Entertainment at its finest. Thrilling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Isaac R

jaws but a bit worse

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Synopsis

Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat -- a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Maeday Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Bloody Images|Action/Peril|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $142.8M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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