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The Shallows

Movie · 2016 · 86 min

A taut, immersive survival ride that pins you to your seat with relentless tension and visceral peril.

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2016 film by Jaume Collet-Serra
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Runtime
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • isolation
  • healing
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, horror, thriller, survival
Directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by
Anthony Jaswinski
Starring
Blake Lively, Brett Cullen, Óscar Jaenada
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Flavio Martínez Labiano
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Languages
American English

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