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Shark Bait

2022 · 87 min

A tight, sunlit survival squeeze that keeps you wincing at the water and waiting for the next strike.

Directed by: James Nunn
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Action
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay

Tagline: Terror runs deep.
Overview: A group of friends enjoying a weekend steal a couple of jetskis racing them out to sea, ending up in a horrific head-on collision. They struggle to find a way home with a badly injured friend while from the waters below predators lurk.

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Directed by: James Nunn
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Action
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
friendship
death
isolation
guilt
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, thriller, action, adventure
Directed by: James Nunn
Written by: Nick Saltrese
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Michael Flynn, Manuel Cauchi, Maxime Durand, Joshua Takacs
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Malta, United States of America
Languages: English

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