The Shallows

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The Shallows

PG-13

Released Jun 24, 2016

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Still reeling from the loss of her mother, medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) travels to a secluded beach for some much-needed solace. Despite the danger of surfing alone, Nancy decides to soak up the sun and hit the waves. Suddenly, a great white shark attacks, forcing her to swim to a giant rock for safety. Left injured and stranded 200 yards from shore, the frightened young woman must fight for her life as the deadly predator circles her in its feeding ground.

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Critics Consensus

Lean and solidly crafted, The Shallows transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

[A] reasonably entertaining, imprudently daft aquatic thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 5, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

The realism of the early scenes -- leaving aside Nancy's unaccountable willingness to be stranded alone in a remote place -- is replaced by increasingly silly scenes that lead eventually to a nonsensical conclusion.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2016

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

About half of what is now going on in all cinema is the product of technological advances in film-making and The Shallows makes much more intelligent use of them than the superheroes do.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2016

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra never fails with these mid-budget thrillers, and this might be his strongest film to date.

Aug 4, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Shallows” wisely stays true to its central concept. Its hook could easily wear thin if it extended itself too far, but the compact 80 minute running time keeps the tension high and the story moving forward.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Shallows may contain a few occasional shocks, but this is indeed surface level stuff.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Dominik K

Meh. But Okay. It's Kind Of Worth It.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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János S

"Too much lady, not enough shark" XD a lot of slowmo' XD & some birdy friendship XXXDDD

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Taylor M

Too much lady, not enough shark

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Sasen M

Fun and enjoyable. Not to mention a decent movie for horror fans. You must check it out you'll love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Elias R

Cool concept. Great cinematography and pacing. Can be quite thrilling. Blake lively, while a terrible actress, manages to be pretty good in this role. I also take issue with the tone of the film--it paints itself as this grounded movie, situated in the real world, yet the plot development really stretches into the supernatural. That uncertainty of atmosphere breaks immersion and plot cohesion in the latter half of the film. The screenwriter really couldn't decide what he was going for.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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BJ M

It could have been a good movie but it lacked realism - Lively acted well but the shark attack scenes were fake and not realistic.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Synopsis

Still reeling from the loss of her mother, medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) travels to a secluded beach for some much-needed solace. Despite the danger of surfing alone, Nancy decides to soak up the sun and hit the waves. Suddenly, a great white shark attacks, forcing her to swim to a giant rock for safety. Left injured and stranded 200 yards from shore, the frightened young woman must fight for her life as the deadly predator circles her in its feeding ground.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer: Lynn Harris, Matti Leshem
Screenwriter: Anthony Jaswinski
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Weimaraner Republic Pictures, Ombra Films
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Bloody Images|Intense Sequences of Peril)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.1M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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