Movie

The Shark Hunter

1979 · 97 min

A sun-baked, salty adventure that drifts between shark-hunting menace and treasure-hunt intrigue, watchable but never quite gripping.

Overview: A crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, isolation, greed, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
greed
survival
violence
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild