There are some kick-butt shark movies available for your viewing pleasure. We all know about Jaws but the list only starts there. Beware of shark attacks!
Sharks have made for great movie fodder ever since Jaws and his mouthful of teeth hit the big screen. Jaws (1975) was the first shark blockbuster movie to come out of Hollywood. This Steven Spielberg film traumatized a generation of movie watchers who avoided beaches for the next 20 years. Jaws 2 and Jaws 3 followed in 1978 and 1983 along with a slew of other shark movies. Jaws 4: The Revenge ended the infamous shark movie series in 1987.
Relatively New Shark Movies
- 12 Days of Terror (2004) - This made-for-TV docudrama flick is based on Richard Fernicola's account of what occurred in July 1916 when a shark lived in the waters just off northern New Jersey. For 12 days, the shark tried to satisfy his taste for human blood and killed four people and injured a fifth before stopping his reign of terror. These true events are alleged to have been the inspiration for the Jaws movie. (Rated PG-13)
- Open Water (2003) - This film is based on the true story of a couple on a Caribbean holiday who take a scuba diving tour. When the tour guide does an incorrect head count and, thinking he has everyone on board, heads back to shore, the couple are left behind in shark-infested waters. (Rated R)
- Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) - Two couples are partying on a yacht off the coast of Mexico when, once all four are overboard, realize the position of the ladder makes it impossible to get back aboard the yacht. A fight for survival against sharks ensues. (Rated R)
- Psycho Shark (2009) - At Sunny Beach, a shark is looking to feast on a lovely duo of college girls. (No Available Rating)
- Raging Sharks (2005) - An oceanic observation station is attacked by sharks and the oxygen supply is wrecked. The rescue ship and coast guard are attacked as well. While the shark attacks continue, a mysterious organic crystal is oozing all over the Bermuda triangle. A U.S. Navy submarine will try to save the survivors. (Rated R)
- Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002) - Two researchers discover a massive shark's tooth off the coast of Mexico and realize the beast is feasting on anything that crosses its path. They must stop the shark before there is no one left to stop it. (Rated R)
- Shark in Venice (2008) - The tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorized by a killer shark. Will David, an unwilling participant in Mafia doings, survive the water he has to enter to save his kidnapped girlfriend? (Rated 14)
Older Shark Movies
- Beyond the Reef (1981) - A man needs to conquer a woman and a shark. (Rated PG)
- The Deep (1977) - A treasure hunting movie, this flick tells the story of two vacationers who come across a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Bermuda. (Rated PG)
- Deep Blue Sea (1999) - This flick is one of the most expensive shark movies ever made with a budget of $78 million. A businessman forks out $200 million to fund a project to fight brain cancer. The cancer-fighting enzymes are found in sharks brains so a medical biologist finds a way to enlarge their brains. But this makes the sharks super-smart and they try to escape from their confines and escape from their human captors. Deep Blue Sea stars Samuel L. Jackson and LL Cool J. (Rated R)
- The Sharkfighters (1956) - On a small island near Cuba, a Navy science experiment is underway to help save the lives of WWII servicemen stranded in shark-infested waters. (No Available Rating)
Family Shark Movies
- Finding Nemo (2003) - In this animated flick, Marlin, a clown fish who lives in the Great Barrier Reef, loses his son, Nemo, when Nemo ventures out into the ocean. The little guy gets caught in a boat's net and ends up in a fish tank in a dentist's office in Sydney, Australia. Marlin sets off to 'rescue' Nemo and meets an interesting cast of characters along the way. (Rated G)
- Shark Bait (2006) - Pi, a young fish, lives with his family in the Reef. He meets the love of his life but she has already caught the eye of a bullying shark. Pi must rid the Reef of the bully. (Rated G)
Why not enjoy a shark movie tonight!
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