Since the release of the cult screensaver "Jaws" to the wide screens, to this day, films about sharks have been interesting to viewers, exciting their imagination. Interesting, frightening or frankly scary - these films will always be popular, because what can be more exciting than the depths of the sea with its secrets? The ten most interesting shark films on the list below.
1. "Jaws"
Of course, the most interesting movie about sharks is this imperishable classic. "Jaws" scare their viewers for forty-three years, and so far no such film has been able to surpass their success. This cult movie was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975, and until Star Wars, Jaws remained the highest grossing movie of all time. The plot tells of the attacks of a huge cannibal shark off the coast of the resort town of Emiti. Despite several victims, the mayor does not want to announce an emergency and close the beach - because the season has just opened, and raising a panic, he will lose a lot of vacationers, and therefore money. The plot is based on a deep thought - in the pursuit of profit, people sometimes forget about the value of human life and the danger that wildlife can carry.
In addition to the original film, there is another second, third and fourth part of “Jaws” - all these films were shot by other directors, and therefore look an order of magnitude worse than the first part.
2. "Deep blue sea"
This is the second most popular after the "Jaws" interesting and scary movie about sharks. It was filmed in 1999 and gained great success with the audience due to the novelty of its idea. If in the "Jaws" terrible events occur due to the fault of the mercantile spirit and greed of the authorities, the "Deep Blue Sea" talks about the vanity and recklessness of scientists. The main character, Ph.D. Susan McAllister, is working on a medicine whose main ingredient is part of the shark brain. Secretly from her colleagues, using genetic engineering, she enlarges the brain of three experimental sharks and as a result receives three monsters endowed with tremendous intelligence. Like Jaws, Deep Blue Sea has a sequel, however, it also does not repeat the success of the original film.
3. "Soul Surfer"
This 2011 picture is different from the two previous films, as sharks are not the main characters in it. This is a biographical tape about surfer Bethany Hamilton, who was attacked by a shark at the age of 13. The girl survived, but lost her left hand. Many in her place and would not come close to the sea after this, but Bethany pulled herself together and soon again stood on the board - to compete on a par with healthy surfers.
4. "Kon-tiki"
Another incredibly interesting movie about sharks, based on real events. The plot is based on the legendary journey from South America to Polynesia on a raft of nine balsa logs called "Kon-tiki." During the voyage, travelers not only participated in battles with bloodthirsty sharks, but also coped with a storm, a storm and huge whales swimming by. Filmed in 2012, this Norwegian film was nominated for Academy Award and Golden Globe Award as the best picture in a foreign language.
5. "Water life of Steve Zissu"
This film about sharks is primarily interesting for its genre - unlike the others, this is not a thriller, not a horror movie, and not a biographical tape. This is a tragicomedy, and it was shot by one of the most unusual directors of our time, Wes Anderson. The film was released in 2005. He tells the story of Steve Ziss, an explorer of the oceans who vowed to find and kill a shark that ate his best friend. In addition to the main storyline of the search for sharks, several stories are unfolding right in front of the viewer, linking completely different and unusual people to each other. The picture ends completely unexpectedly - Steve Zissu refuses to kill the shark, because he considers it too beautiful for this.
6. "Sandbank"
This incredibly interesting film about a shark and a man is primarily attracted by the fact that, in fact, except for a shark and a man, there are no main characters in it. The main character named Nancy arrives in Mexico. She wants to ride a surf at the place of death of her mother, but instead she is on the verge of death. Fleeing from a shark that has already managed to bite her, the girl is trapped and loses every hope of salvation as soon as she appears. However, the will to live and the courage of Nancy help her survive and return to the same place with her father and sister. "Sandbank" was released in 2016 and is the best modern film of this genre.
7. "The open sea"
One of the most interesting films about killer sharks is 2003's “High Seas”. The plot tells of a couple in love Susan and Daniel, who decided to dive with scuba diving during a romantic vacation by the ocean. For an unknown reason, the boat on which they sailed into the open sea sailed away, not noticing the absence of two passengers. Left in the ocean alone with cannibal sharks, the couple take turns dying. An incredibly tragic story is based on a real event. A special highlight of the film is that all the sharks that the viewer sees are real. They were constantly fed fish to protect the crew, but the risk was still huge.
8. The Tsunami
This picture is the most interesting horror film about sharks - it is forbidden for viewing to persons under the age of 18 years. The plot of this 2012 film tells of a catastrophic tsunami that hit a small Australian town. During the flooding, the locals were locked in a supermarket half-filled with water, along with a killer maniac and hungry white sharks.
9. "Shark charmer"
This 2012 thriller, filmed with the participation of Holly Berry and real white sharks, tells the story of a diver girl named Kate, who is not afraid of underwater monsters. She studied the psychology of sharks and swam fearlessly with them until one of them tore her partner Kate. After that, the girl did not dare to dive - until the extreme millionaire offered her one hundred thousand euros for an underwater excursion with sharks. The film was successful at the box office in many countries, but received extremely negative reviews from critics.
10. The Super Shark
Closing the list of interesting films about sharks is this trash comedy of 2011, which tells about a prehistoric shark. She woke up due to scientific research, for unknown reasons, learned to fly and move on land. This picture should never be taken seriously, and its sole purpose is to create a parody of all the films in the style of the attack of huge animals. You can safely watch such a picture after watching all of the above-mentioned films - tired of being afraid and worried about heroes torn by a terrible beast, the viewer with special humor will perceive all inappropriately funny moments of the Super Shark.