Last Updated on 26 June 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 70 best shark movies of all time.

I found 54 different ranked lists online of “best shark movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 54 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

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  1. Jaws (1975)
  2. The Shallows (2016)
  3. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  4. Open Water (2003)
  5. The Reef (2010)
  6. The Meg (2018)
  7. 47 Meters Down (2017)
  8. Jaws 2 (1978)
  9. Sharknado (2013)
  10. Shark Tale (2004)
  11. Bait (2012)
  12. Shark Night (2011)
  13. Finding Nemo (2003)
  14. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
  15. Sharkwater (2006)
  16. 12 Days of Terror (2004)
  17. Kon-Tiki (2012)
  18. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
  19. Soul Surfer (2011)
  20. The Last Shark (1981)
  21. Blue Water, White Death (1971)
  22. Ghost Shark (2013)
  23. Sharktopus (2010)
  24. Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story (2021)
  25. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
  26. Dark Tide (2012)
  27. Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)
  28. Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
  29. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
  30. Tintorera: Killer Shark (1977)
  31. Sharkwater Extinction (2018)
  32. Shark (1969)
  33. Jaws 3-D (1983)
  34. The Requin (2022)
  35. M​ako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
  36. The Black Demon (2023)
  37. Sharks 3D (2004)
  38. Red Water (2003)
  39. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
  40. Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
  41. Great White (2021)
  42. Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020)
  43. Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
  44. Zombie (1979)
  45. The Reef: Stalked (2022)
  46. The Deep (1977)
  47. The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (2005)
  48. Shark Attack (1999)
  49. Cyclone (1978)
  50. 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
  51. Swamp Shark (2011)
  52. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
  53. Mako (2021)
  54. Under Paris (2024)
  55. Oceans (2008)
  56. Orca (1977)
  57. Sand Sharks (2012)
  58. Shark Swarm (2008)
  59. 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
  60. Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
  61. Shark in Venice (2008)
  62. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
  63. Jurassic Shark (2012)
  64. Cocaine Shark (2023)
  65. Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth (2021)
  66. Blue Demon (2004)
  67. Island of the Sharks (1999)
  68. Planet of the Sharks (2016)
  69. Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018)
  70. Sharks’ Treasure (1975)

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