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Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat -- a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

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The Meg sets audiences up for a good old-fashioned B-movie creature feature, but lacks the genre thrills -- or the cheesy bite -- to make it worth diving in.

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The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) strikes an agreeable tone, avoiding both unnecessary heaviness and self-aware camp. Mar 4, 2020 Full Review The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Oliver Jones Observer Asks little more of you than to strap in, put away your phone and enjoy watching a freakishly huge prehistoric eating machine terrorize some scientists before it turns its appetite to a beach full of frolickers on floaties. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 29, 2018 Full Review The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Anupama Chopra Film Companion ...exactly what we paid for. Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2018 Full Review The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews Even though The Meg isn’t the complete shark film that we’ve all wanted, it provides good suspense, great character connections, and allure, resulting in a product that is sincere and amusing. Rated: 3/5 Jul 11, 2024 Full Review The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (5) David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment Don’t go into it expecting high art or an Oscar winning script, this is The Stath vs The Meg and the film never strays from that. It ain’t Jaws but it ain’t Sharknado either. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 21, 2023 Full Review The Meg | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Alejandro Turdó EscribiendoCine The Meg is an acceptable link in the sharksxplotation chain, recognizing itself as disposable entertainment and knowing its premise isn't the most intelligent but that it's ridiculous enough... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Aug 7, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Angel cs Enjoyable movie, nothing else Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/22 Full Review Audience Member I'm actually quite surprised by the low rating. I enjoyed this film and it's pretty entertaining and suspenseful at some moments. Yes, Jason Statham plays his stereotypical action roll but he's still a good actor no matter what. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review thomas v It was a very interesting movie. There were some characters that I thought should have died but didn't. Very well shot. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/25 Full Review Abigail M WOW would not recommend this movie, absolutely boring, no action, no gore, I honestly think it would've been more interesting if they spent the whole movie exploring the deep seas like in the beginning since that was the only interesting part. Honestly, just watch jaws instead, the whole movie is a rip off of it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Heather N I love shark movies and overall, not bad. Problem is only 3-5 people in this movie can act - and one of them is the kid. If you can suffer through crappy acting, it’s worth watching if there’s nothing else on. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Izzy O This is my favourite comfort movie. It’s a little cheesy yes, but that’s what makes it charming. The cast are also great. It’s wild to me that this is rated so poorly. Not every movie needs to be some thought provoking masterpiece people. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jon Turteltaub Director Jason Statham Jonas Taylor Li Bingbing Suyin Rainn Wilson Morris Cliff Curtis Mac Winston Chao Zhang

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Synopsis Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat -- a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

Director
Jon Turteltaub

Producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery

Screenwriter
Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber

Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co
Maeday Productions, Apelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Gravity Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Rating
PG-13 (Bloody Images|Action/Peril|Some Language)

Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 2018, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 30, 2018

Box Office (Gross USA)
$142.8M

Runtime
1h 53m

Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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