Movies like The Shallows

The classic that set the standard for shark movies, Jaws is a must-watch for The Shallows enthusiasts. With the suspenseful hunt for a monstrous great white shark, it offers intense action and a compelling story.

For a larger-than-life shark experience, The Meg delivers with its prehistoric 75-foot-long megalodon. Viewers who liked The Shallows' tense shark encounters will find the scale and spectacle in this film thrilling.

While not a shark movie, 127 Hours evokes a similar sense of survival in extreme conditions that's central to The Shallows. It tells the true story of a canyoneer who becomes trapped by a boulder and must resort to desperate measures to escape.

Deep Blue Sea pairs the fear of sharks with the thrills of scientific experimentation gone wrong. Fans of The Shallows will enjoy the high-stakes action as intelligent sharks stalk the crew of a research facility.

Open Water is a tense survival drama that fans of The Shallows will appreciate for its realistic portrayal of isolation and danger. It tells the harrowing true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark-infested waters, fighting to stay alive.