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The Shallows
2016
· Movie
· 86 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3449
- IMDb #3883
- Google retired #2353
- Rotten Tomatoes #2570
- Metacritic #2803
- Letterboxd #4196
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2159
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3443
- Metacritic Critics #2537
- Metacritic Audience #3157
- Criticker #2817
- Douban #1444
- Kinopoisk #4290
- AlloCiné #3362
- Trakt #3156
Every rating
37–82
out of 100
A surfer seeking solitude at a secluded beach is attacked by a great white shark just a short distance from the shore. Stranded on a small rock with the relentless predator circling in the shallow water, she must use her ingenuity and will to survive. Her only goal is to make it from her temporary refuge to the safety of the shore.
Details
- Director
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Writer
- Anthony Jaswinski
- Released
- 24 June 2016
- Country
- Australia, Spain, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $17.0M
- Box office
- $119.1M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Thriller Movie | The Shallows | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2017 | Best Thriller Film | The Shallows | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2016 | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Blake Lively | Nominee |
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People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Thriller Movie | The Shallows | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller Film | The Shallows | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Blake Lively | Nominee |