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Deep Water

2026 · 107 min · Horror / Thriller / Adventure · TMDB 7.4

The short version:Creature-survival thriller where action-focused dread comes from repeated animal attacks. Plane crash survivors trapped in shark-infested waters face relentless predation, multiple deaths, and graphic depictions of people being killed by sharks; designed for thrills and survival tension rather than psychological horror.

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Scare profile

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Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread3
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares3
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim2
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis

A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

What is in it

Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.

Violence & gore

  • Graphic goreModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • People are torn apart and mauled by sharks in scenes with realistic visual effects.

Children & pregnancy

  • Child in dangerModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • A young passenger is endangered multiple times, trapped in dangerous situations involving sharks and rising water.

Animals

  • Animals as the threatHeavy0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • Sharks repeatedly attack and kill numerous survivors throughout the film, with multiple people mauled or devoured.

Phobias & sensory

  • Claustrophobia & confinementModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • Survivors trapped in submerged aircraft sections with rising water and limited air.
  • Drowning & deep waterModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • Survivors trapped in sinking aircraft sections and at constant risk of drowning while swimming in shark-infested waters.