Killer Shark Movies
Killer shark movies. I stay away from most D-grade movies that just mash "shark" with another word/monster. Not complete by any means.
Also, here's a disclaimer: just because it's in this list doesn't mean I've seen it. No guaranteed quality here.
Also, here's a disclaimer: just because it's in this list doesn't mean I've seen it. No guaranteed quality here.
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- DirectorPeter GimbelJames LipscombStarsTom ChapinPhil ClarksonStuart CodyDocumentary focusing on great white sharks.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- DirectorCornel WildeStarsCornel WildeYaphet KottoJohn NeilsonAn aging fisherman finds a sunken treasure in shark-infested waters and is attacked by five escaping convicts.
- DirectorWilliam GreféStarsRichard JaeckelJennifer BishopBuffy DeeA Vietnam veteran with a psychic connection to sharks discovers their exploitation by the local aquarium and begins an underwater reign of terror to avenge them. The movie action scenes were shot using real sharks.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray HamiltonPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsJames FranciscusVic MorrowMicaela PignatelliJames Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
- DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindaleA 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.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van PeeblesChief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsStacy KeachRichard ThomasDon HarveyTrue story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
- StarsCraig T. NelsonKim CattrallColm FeoreAn 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...
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. JacksonSearching 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.
- DirectorBob MisiorowskiStarsCordell McQueenCasper Van DienChris OlleyIn a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsThorsten KayeNikita AgerDan MetcalfeThe mutant sharks from Dr. Craven's experiments in "Shark Attack 1" are back, this time choosing Cape Town, South Africa as their hunting ground.
- DirectorMatt CoddStarsAntonio Sabato Jr.Christian ToulaliGrand L. BushThis undersea thriller follows a man and his team of divers searching for a giant shark that has destroyed an entire research station.
- DirectorPat CorbittStarsLeighanne LittrellRobin SachsAl SapienzaA 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.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsJohn BarrowmanJenny McShaneRyan CutronaWhen two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast, their worst fears surface: the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path.
- DirectorChris KentisStarsBlanchard RyanDaniel TravisSaul SteinBased on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
- DirectorCharles Robert CarnerStarsLou Diamond PhillipsKristy SwansonCoolioA group of oil workers being held hostage by a group of gangsters on a small oil rig are attacked by a freshwater bull shark.
- DirectorPhillip J. RothStarsLorenzo LamasSimmone MackinnonJeffrey GormanMoneyless, ocean-exploring gigolo and his worldly lady-friend are forced to take part in looking into the possibility that aggression - utilizing marine life - is being planned.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsColin EgglesfieldMark DexterJenna HarrisonFor twelve days in July, 1916, a shark patrolled the waterways of northern New Jersey. This docudrama is based on Richard Fernicola's account of those days.
- DirectorDanny LernerStarsCorin NemecVanessa AngelCorbin BernsenAfter 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.
- DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsWilliam ForsytheHunter TyloJeffrey CombsA 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."Hammerhead" is how I know this movie.
- DirectorAndrew TrauckiStarsDamian Walshe-HowlingGyton GrantleyAdrienne PickeringA great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
- DirectorKevin O'NeillStarsEric BalfourIva HaspergerAarón DíazA baby dinoshark evolves into a ferocious predatory adult, terrorising tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsSara PaxtonDustin MilliganChris CarmackA weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsKristy SwansonD.B. SweeneyJason RogelAn animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.
- DirectorKimble RendallStarsXavier SamuelSharni VinsonAdrian PangA freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsBlake LivelyÓscar JaenadaAngelo Josue Lozano CorzoA 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.