Movies Like Megalodon (2018)

Megalodon is a 2018 action, horror, science fiction, tv movie film from James Thomas with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Megalodon Rising and Megalodon: The Frenzy.

Action Horror Science Fiction TV Movie

Megalodon Rising

2021

When history’s greatest aquatic predator returns, the armada of modern warships sent to destroy it has no chance at all.

5.8

MagicScore

Megalodon: The Frenzy

2023

When a frenzy of five Megalodons torment the open ocean, the stakes have never been higher.

2.9

MagicScore

Raging Sharks

2005

An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a submarine to investigate, but soon they too are under attack.

4.6

MagicScore

Deep Blue Sea

1999

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

6.0

MagicScore

Deep Blue Sea 3

2020

Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying the effect of climate change on the great white sharks who come to the nearby nursery every year to give birth. Along with the last two inhabitants of this former fishing village, their peaceful life is disrupted when a "scientific" team led by her ex-boyfriend and marine biologist Richard show up looking for three bull sharks who we soon learn aren't just any bull sharks.

5.6

MagicScore

Deep Blue Sea 2

2018

When shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun is invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant, she is shocked to learn that the company is using unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test subjects, which soon break loose and cause havoc.

5.1

MagicScore

Batman

1966

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

6.4

MagicScore

6-Headed Shark Attack

2018

What is supposed to be a marriage boot camp on a remote island turns into the ultimate test for survival when a 6-headed shark starts attacking the beach. Trapped with minimal weapons they try to fight off the shark, but quickly discover that no one is safe in the water or on land.

4.7

MagicScore

3-Headed Shark Attack

2015

The world’s greatest killing machine is three times as deadly, when a mutated shark threatens a cruise ship. As the shark eats its way from one end of the ship to the next, the passengers fight the deadly predator using anything they can find.

4.5

MagicScore

#10

Jaws

1975

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

Dangerous Animals

2025

A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

The Shallows

2016

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Jaws 2

1978

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

47 Meters Down

2017

Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to get to the surface.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

2019

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Jaws: The Revenge

1987

After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.

4.1

MagicScore

#17

The She-Creature

1956

A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.

4.1

MagicScore

#18

Jeepers Creepers 3

2017

Taking place on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three-day feeding frenzy, as the skeptical Sergeant Tubbs teams up with a task force hellbent on destroying the Creeper for good. The Creeper fights back in gory glory as its enemies grow closer than ever before to learning the secret of its dark origins.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

Saturday the 14th

1981

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

5.0

MagicScore

#20

The Land That Time Forgot

1974

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. After getting lost in fog, the submarine surfaces near the unknown island of Caprona, a lost world where they find dinosaurs and Neanderthals.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Megalodon?

The top films similar to Megalodon by MovieMagicScore are Megalodon Rising (5.8), Megalodon: The Frenzy (2.9), Raging Sharks (4.6). Each shares action/horror/science fiction/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Megalodon worth watching?

Megalodon holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 290 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Megalodon?

Megalodon (2018) is a action, horror, science fiction, tv movie film directed by James Thomas, starring Michael Madsen, Scott C. Roe, Ego Mikitas.

Where can I find more recommendations like Megalodon?

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About movies like Megalodon

This ranked list pairs Megalodon (2018), a action and horror and science fiction and tv movie film from James Thomas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Michael Madsen take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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