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Sharksploitation is a subgenre of exploitation film that involves sharks or shark attacks. [1] [2] The genre emerged in the wake of the 1975 film Jaws and its sequels, but fell in popularity soon after. [3] The 1999 film Deep Blue Sea brought it back to public prominence. Other examples of sharksploitation films include Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009), Dinoshark , Sharktopus (both 2010), Snow Shark (2012), Ghost Shark (2013), Avalanche Sharks (2014), and the Sharknado film series (2013–2018). [4]
In 2023, a feature-length documentary film about the subgenre, titled Sharksploitation , was produced and released by Shudder. [5] [6] [7]
Year | Films | Series | Genre |
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1975 | Jaws | Jaws | Thriller |
1975 | Sharks' Treasure | N/A | Adventure |
1976 | Mako: The Jaws of Death | N/A | Thriller |
1976 | Shark Kill | N/A | Adventure |
1977 | Tintorera , also known as Tintorera: Killer Shark. | N/A | Horror |
1978 | Jaws 2 | Jaws | Thriller |
1978 | Cyclone (Spanish: El Ciclón), also known as Terror Storm | N/A | Survival/Horror |
1981 | The Last Shark , also known as Great White | N/A | Horror |
1983 | Jaws 3-D | Jaws | Thriller |
1987 | Jaws: The Revenge | Jaws | Thriller |
1989 | Night of the Sharks | N/A | Action |
1989 | Deep Blood, also known as Sharks or Sangue negli abissi (Italian, lit. "Blood in the Abyss") | N/A | Adventure/Horror |
1995 | Cruel Jaws | N/A | Thriller |
1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Deep Blue Sea | Sci-fi/Horror |
1999 | Shark Attack | Shark Attack | Thriller |
2000 | Shark Attack 2 | Shark Attack | Thriller |
2002 | Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | Shark Attack | Thriller |
2003 | Open Water [lower-alpha 1] | Open Water | Survival/Thriller |
2003 | Red Water | N/A | Action/Horror |
2003 | Shark Zone | N/A | Horror |
2004 | 12 Days Of Terror | N/A | Horror/Thriller |
2004 | Blue Demon | N/A | Sci-fi/Horror |
2005 | Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy , also known as Sharkman or Hammerhead | N/A | Sci-fi/Action/Horror |
2005 | Raging Sharks | N/A | Sci-fi/Action/Horror |
2005 | Spring Break Shark Attack | N/A | Action/Adventure/Drama |
2008 | Shark Swarm , also known as Great White | N/A | Thriller |
2008 | Shark in Venice , also known as Sharks in Venice in the U.S. | N/A | Natural horror/Action |
2009 | Jaws in Japan , also known as Psycho Shark | N/A (unrelated to the Jaws franchise) | Horror |
2009 | Malibu Shark Attack , also known as Mega Shark Of Malibu | It is a part of the SyFy Channel's Maneater series (which is unrelated to the Shark Attack or Mega Shark franchises), along with Shark Swarm, SharkKiller, and 25 other natural horror creature features. | Natural horror |
2009 | Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus | Mega Shark Versus | Creature feature |
2010 | Dinoshark | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2010 | Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | Mega Shark Versus | Creature feature |
2010 | The Reef | N/A | Thriller |
2010 | Sharktopus | Sharktopus | Sci-fi/Creature feature |
2011 | Sand Sharks | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2011 | Shark Night | N/A | Thriller |
2011 | Super Shark | N/A | Sci-fi/Action |
2011 | Swamp Shark | N/A | Thriller |
2012 | 2-Headed Shark Attack | Multi-Headed Shark Attack | Survival horror |
2012 | Bait 3D | N/A | Horror/Disaster |
2012 | Dark Tide | N/A | Action/Horror/Thriller |
2012 | Jersey Shore Shark Attack | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2012 | Jurassic Shark , also known as Attack Of The Jurassic Shark | Jurassic Shark | Horror/Comedy |
2012 | Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast | Snow Shark | Horror/Comedy |
2012 | Ghost Shark | Ghost Shark | Horror/Comedy |
2013 | Sharknado | Sharknado | Sci-fi/Disaster |
2014 | Avalanche Sharks | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2014 | Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark | Mega Shark Versus | Horror/Comedy |
2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Sharknado | Sci-fi/Disaster/Comedy |
2014 | Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda | Sharktopus | Horror/Sci-fi/Creature feature |
2015 | 3-Headed Shark Attack | Multi-Headed Shark Attack | Action/Horror |
2015 | Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws | Ghost Shark | Supernatural/Horror/Comedy |
2015 | Mega Shark Versus Kolossus | Mega Shark Versus | Sci-fi/Comedy |
2015 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Sharknado | Action/Horror/Comedy |
2015 | Roboshark , also known as Robo Shark vs. Navy Seals | N/A | Action/Adventure/Comedy |
2016 | Ozark Sharks , also known as Summer Shark Attack | N/A | Horror/Thriller/Comedy |
2016 | The Shallows | N/A | Survival/Horror |
2016 | Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre | N/A | Sci-fi/Horror |
2016 | Sharkenstein | N/A | Sci-fi/Action/Comedy |
2016 | Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | Sharknado | Sci-fi/Disaster/Comedy |
2017 | 5-Headed Shark Attack | Multi-Headed Shark Attack | Sci-fi/Horror |
2017 | 47 Meters Down | 47 Meters Down | Survival/Horror |
2017 | House Shark | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2017 | Open Water 3: Cage Dive [lower-alpha 1] | Open Water | Found footage/Survival/Horror |
2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Sharknado | Sci-fi/Disaster/Comedy |
2018 | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | Sharknado | Sci-fi/Disaster/Comedy |
2018 | Deep Blue Sea 2 | Deep Blue Sea | Sci-fi/Horror |
2018 | The Meg | N/A | Sci-fi/Action |
2019 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | 47 Meters Down | Survival/Horror |
2019 | Capsized: Blood in the Water | N/A | Survival/Horror |
2020 | Deep Blue Sea 3 | Deep Blue Sea | Sci-fi/Horror |
2020 | Sky Sharks | N/A | Sci-fi/Comedy/Horror |
2022 | The Reef: Stalked | The Reef | Horror |
2022 | The Requin | N/A | Horror/Thriller |
2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | The Meg | Sci-Fi/Action |
2023 | Cocaine Shark , also known as Kanizame Shakurabu [lower-alpha 2] | N/A | Crime/Drama/Horror |
2023 | Big Shark | N/A | Horror/Comedy |
2024 | The Black Demon | N/A | Sci-Fi/Thriller |
2024 | No Way Up | N/A | Survival/Thriller |
The films below are more shark films that do not yet have their own pages here, or their notability has been unclarified.
Year | Films | Series | Genre | IMDb/Alternate Link |
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1950 | Killer Shark | N/A | Adventure | IMDB Wikipedia.en |
1969 | Shark!, also known as Caine and Man-Eater | N/A | Action | IMDb/Wikipedia.en |
1981 | Beyond the Reef | N/A | Adventure/Romance | IMDb/Wikipedia.en |
1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | N/A | Action/Drama/History | IMDB |
2001 | Shark Hunter | N/A (Unaffiliated with The Shark Hunter (1979), The Shark Hunters (1963), or The Shark Huntress (2021)) | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDB |
2002 | Megalodon | N/A (Unaffiliated with the 2018 film of the same name or The Meg franchise) | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDB |
2003 | Dark Waters | N/A | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDB |
2003 | Pool Shark (short) | N/A (There are multiple short films that share this title) | Horror | IMDB YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2004 | Snow Shark (short) | Snow Shark (This short is set before the events of Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast) | Horror | IMDB YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2004 | Shark Attack in the Mediterranean , also known as Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca (German, lit. Shark alarm in Mallorca) | N/A | Action/Adventure/Drama | Wikipedia.de IMDB |
2008 | Marina Monster | N/A | Horror/Comedy | IMDB |
2012 | Shark Week also known as Shark Assault | N/A | Action/Adventure/Horror | Wikipedia.fr IMDB |
2012 | Jaws of the Shark | N/A | Comedy/Horror | IMDB |
2013 | Spreeshark (short) | N/A | Comedy/Horror | IMDB |
2014 | 90210 Shark Attack | N/A | Drama/Horror/Sci-fi | IMDB |
2015 | Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness | Sharknado | Comedy/Mocumentary | IMDB |
2015 | Raiders of the Lost Shark | Jurassic Shark | Action/Adventure/Comedy | IMDB |
2015 | Shark Exorcist | N/A | Fantasy/Horror | IMDb |
2015 | Shark Lake | N/A | Action/Thriller | IMDb/Wikipedia.de |
2015 | Shark Killer | N/A | Action/Horror/Thriller | IMDb/Wikipedia.de |
2015 | Shark Island, also known as Zombie Shark | N/A | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDb |
2015 | Sand Shark: Not in 3D (short) | N/A | Action | IMDB YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2016 | Ice Sharks | N/A | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Dickshark | N/A | Sci-fi/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Piranha Sharks | N/A | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Planet of the Sharks | Planet Of The Sharks | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Dam Sharks | N/A | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Atomic Shark, also known as Saltwater and Saltwater: Atomic Shark | N/A (Unaffiliated with the Lisa Palenica film of the same name)[ citation needed ] | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2016 | Pool Shark (short) | N/A (There are multiple short films that share this title) | Horror | IMDb YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2017 | Empire of the Sharks | Planet Of The Sharks | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2017 | Land Shark | N/A | Action/Adventure/Comedy | IMDB |
2017 | Mississippi River Sharks | N/A | Action/Adventure/Comedy | IMDB |
2017 | Trailer Park Shark, also known as Shark Shock | N/A | Action/Adventure/Comedy | IMDB |
2018 | Surrounded, also known as Frenzy | N/A | Action/Adventure/Drama | IMDB |
2018 | 6-Headed Shark Attack | Multi-Headed Shark Attack | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2018 | Megalodon | Megalodon (The Asylum) | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDB |
2018 | Santa Jaws | N/A | Action/Comedy | IMDb |
2018 | Shark Attack (short) (also known as Summer Of '89) | N/A | Horror | YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2019 | Bad CGI Sharks | N/A | Adventure/Comedy/Horror | IMDb |
2020 | Shark Season | N/A | Action/Horror/Thriller | IMDB |
2020 | Ouija Shark | Ouija Shark | Horror/Comedy | IMDb |
2020 | Shark Encounters of the Third Kind | N/A | Horror | IMDB |
2020 | From the Depths | N/A | Drama/Horror/Mystery | IMDB |
2021 | Megalodon Rising | Megalodon (The Asylum) | Action | IMDB |
2021 | Great White | N/A | Thriller | IMDb |
2021 | Sharks of the Corn | N/A | Horror/Comedy | IMDb |
2021 | Noah's Shark | N/A | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDB |
2021 | Jurassic Shark 2 - Aquapocalypse | Jurassic Shark | Action/Horror/Comedy | IMDb |
2021 | Huge Shark, also known as Red Water | N/A | Horror | IMDb |
2021 | Apex Predators, also known as Jaws of Los Angeles | N/A | Horror | IMDb |
2021 | Mako (Arabic: فيلم ماكو) | N/A | Adventure/Thriller | IMDB |
2021 | Bigfoot Vs Megalodon | N/A | Adventure/Sci-fi/Comedy | IMDB |
2021 | Virus Shark | N/A | Sci-fi/Horror | IMDB |
2021 | Swim | N/A | Action/Horror | IMDB |
2022 | BullShark, also known as Blood In the Water | N/A | Action/Horror/Drama | IMDb |
2022 | Maneater | N/A | Action/Horror/Thriller | IMDB |
2022 | No Shark | No Shark | Drama/Comedy/Horror | IMDB YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2022 | Shark Side of the Moon | N/A | Action/Horror/Sci-Fi | IMDB |
2022 | Pool Shark (short) | N/A | Horror/Thriller | YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2022 | Ouija Shark 2, also known as Ouija Shark vs Tarot-Gator | Ouija Shark | Horror | IMDb |
2022 | Shark Waters | N/A | Horror/Thriller | IMDb |
2022 | Alien Shark | N/A | Drama/Horror/Sci-fi | IMDb |
2022 | Thrashed (short) | N/A | Horror | IMDb YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2023 | Blind Waters | N/A | Action/Horror/Thriller | IMDB |
2023 | Jurassic Shark 3: Seavenge'' [lower-alpha 1] | Jurassic Shark | Horror/Comedy | IMDB |
2023 | Invisible Shark | No Shark | Drama/Comedy/Sci-fi | IMDB YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2023 | Everything Will Kill You: Rip (short) | Everything Will Kill You | Horror/Thriller | YouTube - Full film, creators account |
2023 | Narco Shark | N/A | Horror/Comedy | IMDb |
2023 | Puppet Shark | N/A | Comedy | IMDb |
2023 | Deep Fear | N/A | Action/Thriller | IMDb |
2023 | Megalodon: The Frenzy | Megalodon (The Asylum) | Action/Adventure/Horror | IMDb |
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