The shark horror The Shallows has just started on Netflix. After titles like Unknown Identity and Non-Stop, thriller giant Jaume Collet-Serra has created another film that you shouldn’t miss.
In its genre, The Shallows is one of the best films of its kind. The film doesn’t even need to hide from masterpieces like Jaws, in which people are also attacked by a shark. If you have a Netflix subscription and are a fan of exciting survival thrillers including animal horror, you definitely have to see this film.
Now on Netflix: In The Shallows, Gossip Girl star Blake Lively has to deal with sharks
In The Shallows, Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) takes on the role of amateur surfer Nancy. She pursues her hobby on a dream beach in Mexico and looks for a secluded bay where she can ride the waves all day. However, a voracious shark lurks in the seawhich swallows up the only two fellow surfers in the sea.
You can watch the trailer for The Shallows here:
The Shallows – Trailer (German) HD
Nancy manages to escape onto a rock. But the shark inflicted a nasty wound on her leg. Now a race against time begins. Will Nancy manage to escape from the rock? Or will the shark win in the end and be able to eat Nancy as her next meal?
The Shallows on Netflix: Simple premise becomes an exciting survival thriller
The situation is extremely simple: A woman is on a rock in the sea and a hungry shark awaits her. Over time, an exciting situation develops in which the surfer looks for new ways to save herself.
The film does not need to hide from other representatives of the animal horror genre. Jaws is considered a masterpiece of the genre and achieved a rating of 6.8 out of 10 points in the Moviepilot community. The Shallows is rated at 6.3 out of 10 just behind. The Moviepilot editorial team is also so enthusiastic about the film that it ended up in the top 100 best films from the 2010s.
If you also want to get an idea of whether The Shallows comes close to Jaws, you can now do so with a streaming subscription on Netflix.
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