List of shark films
The list of shark films gathers films in which sharks play a central role. Some of these are documentaries and some feature films with sharks as protagonists.
Among the documentaries, the early underwater films by Hans Hass and Jacques Yves Cousteau play a pioneering role. As the "mother" of all shark horror movies is often Steven Spielberg film Jaws referred. This was followed by numerous other films in which sharks appear as a threat to humans.
| year | Movie title | Original title | country | Director | Exact species specification (or similar) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | People among sharks | People among sharks | Germany | Hans Hass | various sharks | Documentary and one of the first underwater films |
| 1956 | The silent world | Le monde du silence | France | Jacques-Yves Cousteau | various sharks (blue and gray sharks) | Documentary film in which numerous sharks were filmed attacking a dying sperm whale calf |
| 1956 | Sharks attack | The Sharkfighters | United States | Jerry Hopper | various sharks | |
| 1969 | Shark! | Shark | United States | Samuel Fuller | various sharks | |
| 1971 | Blue water, white death | Blue Water White Death | United States | Peter Gimbel , James Lipscomb | Focus on the great white shark , also various sharks ( gray reef shark , blue shark , whitetip deep sea shark ) | Documentary film |
| 1974 | A dead diver does not take gold | - | Federal Republic of Germany | Harald Reinl | various sharks | based on a novel by Heinz G. Konsalik |
| 1975 | The White shark | Jaws | United States | Steven Spielberg | White shark | based on Peter Benchley's Jaws |
| 1976 | Mako the beast | Mako: The Jaws of Death | United States | William Grefe | White shark | |
| 1977 | Tintorera! Sea monsters attack | Tintorera | Mexico / United Kingdom | René Cardona Jr | Tiger shark | is loosely based on a novel by marine biologist Ramón Bravo |
| 1978 | Great white shark 2 | Jaws 2 | United States | Jeannot Szwarc | White shark | First sequel to Jaws |
| 1979 | Jungle Django | Il cacciatore di squali | Italy | Enzo G. Castellari | White shark | |
| 1979 | did not show up | Up From the Depths | Philippines / United States | Charles B. Griffith | Prehistoric monster shark | |
| 1981 | The Last Jaws - The White Killer | L'Ultimo squalo | Italy | Enzo G. Castellari | White shark | |
| 1982 | Great white shark 3-D | Jaws 3-D | United States | Joe Alves | White shark | Second sequel to Jaws , 3D movie |
| 1984 | Monster Shark | Shark: Rosso nell'oceano | Italy , France | Lamberto Bava | Mutated shark with tentacles | |
| 1987 | The great white shark - the reckoning | Jaws: The Revenge | United States | Joseph Sargent | White shark | Third sequel to Jaws |
| 1988 | Shark - the hour of decision | La notte degli squali | Italy / Mexico / Spain | Tonino Ricci | White shark | |
| 1989 | Shakka - The beast from below | Deep blood | Italy | Raffaele Donato | White shark | Co-director was Joe D'Amato |
| 1995 | The Beast - uncanny depth | Cruel Jaws - Fauci crudeli | United States , Italy | Bruno Mattei | White shark | |
| 1996 | did not show up | Aatank | India | Prem Lalwani | Basking shark | Bollywood film |
| 1998 | Creature - death from below | Creature | Stuart Gillard | mutated mix of human and shark | Miniseries | |
| 1998 | Jurassic Shark 2 | Great white | United States | Zac shipowner | Megalodon | marketed in Germany as a sequel to Jurassic Shark (2012) |
| 1999 | Deep blue sea | Deep blue sea | United States | Renny Harlin | Short-finned Mako | |
| 1999 | Shark attack | Shark attack | United States | Bob Misiorowski | White shark | |
| 2000 | Shark - The horror from below | Shark | United States | Zac shipowner | White shark | based on the shark attacks on the New Jersey coast in 1916 |
| 2001 | Shark Attack: The Killer Is Back | Shark Attack 2 | South Africa , United States | David Worth | seven genetically modified sharks | First sequel to Shark Attack (1999) |
| 2002 | Jurassic Shark 3 | Megalodon | United States | Patt Corbitt | Megalodon | Marketed in Germany as a sequel to Jurassic Shark (2012) and Jurassic Shark 2 (1998) |
| 2002 | Shark Attack 3 | Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | United States | David Worth | Megalodon | Second sequel to Shark Attack (1999) |
| 2003 | Shark alert in Mallorca | Germany | Jorgo Papavassiliou | Megalodon | ||
| 2003 | Open water | Open water | United States | Chris Kentis | various sharks | based on real events |
| 2003 | Red water | Red water | United States | Charles Robert | Bull shark | |
| 2003 | Shark Zone - death from below | Shark Zone | United States | Danny Lerner | White shark | |
| 2003 | Monsters of the deep | Sea monsters | United Kingdom | Tim Haines , Jasper James | Megalodon | The fifth chapter of the documentation is about the prehistoric shark |
| 2004 | 12 Days of Terror | 12 Days of Terror | South Africa | Jack Sholder | White shark | Docu-drama based on the shark attacks on the New Jersey coast in 1916 |
| 2004 | Big sharks - small fish | Shark Tale | United States | Bibo Bergeron , Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman | White shark | Cartoon with a shark as the mafia godfather |
| 2005 | The Bay: Shark Alert! | Spring Break Shark Attack | South Africa / United States | Danny Lerner | White shark | |
| 2005 | Raging Sharks | Raging Sharks | United States | Danny Lerner | various sharks | |
| 2005 | Sharkman - swim for your life | Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy | United States | Michael Oblowitz | Hammerhead shark | |
| 2006 | Happy Fish - shark alert and fresh fish | Shark bait | United States , South Korea | John Fox , Howard E. Baker | Tiger shark | Cartoon with shark as the villain |
| 2008 | Shark Swarm - attack of the sharks | Shark Swarm | United States | James A. Contner | White shark | |
| 2008 | Great white shark in Venice | Sharks in Venice | United States | Danny Lerner | White shark | |
| 2009 | Mega Shark vs. Giant octopus | Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus | United States | Jack Perez | Megalodon | |
| 2009 | did not show up | Jaws in Japan | Japan | John Hijiri | White shark | |
| 2009 | Shark Attack - you lurk in the deep! | Malibu Shark Attack | United States | David Lister | Goblin shark | |
| 2010 | Dinoshark - The monster from prehistoric times | Dinoshark | United States | Kevin O'Neill | prehistoric shark | Continuation of DinoCroc (2003) |
| 2010 | Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus | Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | United States | Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray | Megalodon | first sequel to Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (2009) |
| 2010 | The Reef - swim for your life | The Reef | Australia | Andrew Traucki | White shark | |
| 2010 | Sharktopus | Sharktopus | United States | Declan O'Brian | Mixture of great white shark and octopus | Tintorera! Sea monsters attack / Tintorera (1977) |
| 2011 | Sand sharks | Sand sharks | United States | Mark Atkins | "Prehistoric" sharks | |
| 2011 | Shark Night 3D | Shark Night 3D | United States | David R. Ellis | various sharks | 3D movie |
| 2011 | Supershark | Super shark | United States | Fred Olen Ray | White shark | |
| 2011 | Swamp Shark | Swamp Shark | United States | Handle furst | White shark | |
| 2012 | 2-Headed Shark Attack | 2-Headed Shark Attack | United States | Christopher Ray | mutant two-headed shark | |
| 2012 | Bait 3D - sharks in the supermarket | Bait 3D | Australia , Singapore | Kimble Rendall | White shark | |
| 2012 | Dark tide | Dark tide | United States | John Stockwell | White shark | |
| 2012 | Jurassic Shark | Jurassic Shark | Canada | Brett Kelly | Megalodon | Marketed in Germany as the first part of Jurassic Shark 2 |
| 2012 | Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Jersey Shore Shark Attack | United States | John Shepphird | White shark | is based on the television series Jersey Shore | SyFy TV movie |
| 2012 | Shark Week - 7 days, 7 sharks | Shark Week | United States | Christopher Ray | seven different sharks | |
| 2013 | Ghost Shark - The legend lives on | Ghost shark | United States | Handle furst | Ghost shark | |
| 2013 | Shark alarm at Müggelsee | Germany | Leander Haussmann , Sven Regener | White shark | comedy | |
| 2013 | Sharknado - enough said! | Sharknado | United States | Anthony C. Ferrante | White shark | Mixture of shark and disaster film |
| 2013 | Snow Sharks | Avalanche Sharks | Canada | Scott Wheeler | White shark | |
| 2014 | Mega Shark vs. Mechatronic Shark | Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark | United States | Emile Edwin Smith | Megalodon, robot shark | Second sequel to Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) |
| 2014 | 90210 Shark Attack in Beverly Hills | 90210 Shark Attack in Beverly Hills | United States | David DeCoteau | White shark | |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | United States | Anthony C. Ferrante | White shark | Sequel to Sharknado - Enough said! (2013) |
| 2014 | Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda | Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda | United States | Kevin O'Neill | Mixture of great white shark and octopus | First sequel to Sharktopus (2010) |
| 2015 | 3-Headed Shark Attack - More heads = more dead! | 3-Headed Shark Attack | United States | Christopher Ray | mutant three-headed shark | Continuation of 2-Headed Shark Attack |
| 2015 | Mega Shark versus Colossus | Mega Shark Versus Colossus | United States | Christopher Ray | Megalodon | Third sequel to Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (2009) |
| 2015 | Raiders of the Lost Shark | Raiders of the Lost Shark | United States | Scott Patrick | White shark | |
| 2015 | Roboshark | Roboshark | Bulgaria / Canada | Jeffery Scott Lando | Robot shark | TV movie |
| 2015 | Shark killer | Shark killer | United States | Sheldon Wilson | Small blacktip shark | |
| 2015 | Sharknado 3 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | United States | Anthony C. Ferrante | White shark | Second sequel to Sharknado - Enough said! (2013) |
| 2015 | Sharktopus - His greatest fight is yet to come | Sharktopus vs. Whale wolf | United States | Kevin O'Neill | Mixture of great white shark and octopus | Second sequel to Sharktopus (2010) |
| 2015 | Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead | Zombie Shark | United States | Misty Talley | Mix of zombie and shark | |
| 2016 | 47 meters down | In the deep | United States | Johannes Roberts | White shark | |
| 2016 | Atomic Shark | Atomic Shark | United States | Lisa Palenica | remote controlled sharks | |
| 2016 | Saltwater: Atomic Shark | Saltwater | United States | AB Stone | radioactive sharks | |
| 2016 | Planet of the Sharks | Planet of the Sharks | United States | Mark Atkins | ||
| 2016 | Sharknado 4 | Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | United States | Anthony C. Ferrante | White shark | Third sequel to Sharknado - Enough said! (2013) |
| 2016 | The Shallows - danger from below | The Shallows | United States | Jaume Collet-Serra | White shark | |
| 2017 | 5-Headed Shark Attack | 5-Headed Shark Attack | United States | Nico De Leon | Mutated five-headed shark | Second sequel to 2-Headed Shark Attack |
| 2017 | Empire of the Sharks | Empire of the Sharks | United States | Mark Atkins | Prequel to Planet of the Sharks . | |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | United States | Anthony C. Ferrante | White shark | Fourth sequel to Sharknado - Enough said! (2013) |
| 2017 | Open Water 3: Cage Dive | Open Water 3: Cage Dive | United States | Gerald Rascionato | White shark | |
| 2018 | Meg | The Meg | United States , People's Republic of China | Jon Turteltaub | Megalodon | based on the novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten |
| 2018 | Megalodon | Megalodon | United States | James Thomas | Megalodon | |
| 2019 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | United States | Johannes Roberts | White shark |