While there may only be a mere five death scenes in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, the 47 Meters Down sequel still ensures that most of these demises pack a pretty vicious punch. Since director Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws warned viewers to stay out of the water in 1975, shark movies have been one of the most reliably popular monster movie sub-genres. Whenever Hollywood wants to make a quick buck, studios can always turn to the open water, as evidenced by the 2011-2012 success of Bait 3D and Shark Night 3D and the 2016-2017 success of The Shallows and 47 Meters Down.

Despite these two sets of dueling shark movies arriving within a year of each other, all of these turned a tidy profit thanks to the perennial appeal of the sub-genre. 47 Meters Down even managed to net itself a sequel in 2019 with 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. While the dark twist...