Film201686 min

The Shallows

Name: The Shallows
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2016
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Janelle Bailey, Chelsea Moody, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo

Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrilleranimalsfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"What was once in the deep is now in the shallows."

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, otherworldly horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 4,210 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

Synopsis: TMDB