Shark Week 2021: Data reveals the top rated shark movies!
Shark Week thrashes onto our screens next week (11th – 18th July), with a jam-packed schedule of documentaries, movies and more lined up.
In celebration of these misunderstood creatures, Showerstoyou.co.uk sought to identify our favourite shark movies of all time by collecting the average ratings of the 50 most popular titles on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, and can now reveal the winners!
THE RESULTS:
| Movie | Year of release |
Average rating (/10) |
| Jaws | 1975 | 8.3 |
| The Shallows | 2016 | 6.2 |
| The Reef | 2010 | 5.7 |
| The Meg | 2018 | 5.6 |
| USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | 2016 | 5.1 |
| 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | 2019 | 5.1 |
| Bait | 2012 | 5.1 |
| Deep Blue Sea | 1999 | 4.6 |
| 12 Days of Terror | 2004 | 4.4 |
| Jaws 2 | 1978 | 4.2 |
| The Last Shark | 1981 | 4.1 |
| Trailer Park Shark | 2017 | 4.0 |
| Dark Tide | 2012 | 4.0 |
| Sharknado 2: The Second One | 2014 | 4.0 |
| Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | 2002 | 3.9 |
| Tintorera… Bloody Waters | 1977 | 3.9 |
| Red Water | 2003 | 3.7 |
| Swamp Shark | 2011 | 3.6 |
| Spring Break Shark Attack | 2005 | 3.6 |
In first place is the king of shark films, Jaws. The 1975 classic set the scene for all underwater thrillers to come, with an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Amongst the film’s accolades are three Academy awards, one golden globe and a BAFTA, which quickly established Steven Spielberg as one of the best directors of our time.
In second place is The Shallows, scoring 6.2 out of 10. Whether it was A-lister Blake Lively’s role as Nancy Adams or the gripping survivalist storyline that lifted it to global awareness, the 2016 hit takes a bite at the podium.
Based on a true story, Australian horror The Reef (2010) claims third place. We follow a group of friends capsized off the coast of Indonesia swim to an island for safety, all the while being stalked by a terrifying great white shark. The thrill of the chase earns it an adequate 5.7 out of 10.
Flipping the table, Spring Break Shark Attack claims 20th place with an average rating of just 3.6 out of 10. Described by one reviewer as the ‘very embodiment of mediocrity, resulting in boredom – the biggest sin a movie can commit.’, this explains its low score.