Movies Like Megalodon Rising (2021)

Megalodon Rising is a 2021 action, science fiction film from Brian Nowak with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Megalodon and Megalodon: The Frenzy.

Action Science Fiction

Megalodon

2018

A military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.

5.4

MagicScore

Megalodon: The Frenzy

2023

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

2.9

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

Shark Side of the Moon

2022

Decades ago, the USSR developed unkillable sharks and launched them to the moon. Today, a team of American astronauts will endure the fight of their lives.

5.1

MagicScore

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

2017

Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharknado.

4.8

MagicScore

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012

Many years ago, hundreds of locals and tourists were massacred by giant man-eating sharks in the infamous 1916 Jersey Shore attacks. But that's just a legend... or is it? It's a holiday weekend on the Jersey Shore and, unbeknownst to anyone, underwater drills have attracted dozens of albino bull sharks to the pier. When a man goes missing, TC (The Complication), Nookie and friends fear the worst and plead with the police chief to close down the beach. It isn't until a famous singer is eaten alive during a performance on the pier that the shark hunt begins. Now, the Preppies must work together with the Guidos in order to save the Jersey Shore and its inhabitants from another vicious slaughter.

4.7

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

#10

Ice Sharks

2016

A new breed of aggressive, ravenous sharks cracks the frozen ocean floor of an Arctic research station, devouring all who fall through. As the station sinks into frigid waters, those alive must fashion makeshift weapons or suffer the same fate.

4.7

MagicScore

#11

Megalodon

2004

A skeptical news reporter is invited by the CEO of Nexecon Petroleum to document the safety of Colossus, the largest drilling and refining platform ever constructed. As the powerful drill tears through the seabed, a fissure forms, revealing a hidden mirror ocean teeming with prehistoric life. When a team is sent to access the damage, it comes face to face with the most powerful oceanic predator that ever lived: Carcharodon Megalodon.

4.5

MagicScore

#12

Dam Sharks!

2016

Voracious sharks use human bodies to build dams.

4.5

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Ozark Sharks

2016

A picturesque family vacation to the Ozarks goes sideways when a group of bull sharks show up just in time for the big fireworks festival that the town holds every year.

4.2

MagicScore

#15

Super Shark

2011

An offshore drilling accident triggers the release of a giant prehistoric shark. When marine biologist Kat Carmichael arrives, she runs up against corporate front man Roger Wade, who plots with Stewart to disrupt her investigation. With the help of Skipper Chuck and disc jockey Dynamite Stevens, Kat tries to find a way to defeat the monster which has evolved to a state where it can walk on dry land and fly...it's the SUPER SHARK!

4.1

MagicScore

#16

Mega Shark vs. Kolossus

2015

In search of a new energy source, Russia accidentally reawakens the Kolossus - a giant robot doomsday device from the Cold War. At the same time, a new Mega Shark appears, threatening global security.

4.1

MagicScore

#17

Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark

2014

When another Mega Shark returns from the depths of the sea, world militaries go on high alert. Ocean traffic grinds to a standstill as everyone lives in fear of the insatiable beast. Out of options, the US government unleashes the top secret Mecha Shark project -- a mechanical shark built to have the same exact characteristics as Mega. A pair of scientists pilot the mechanical creature as they fight Mega in a pitched battle to save the planet. But when faulty mechanics cause the Mecha to go after humans, the scientists must somehow guide Mega to Mecha in hopes that the two titans will kill each other - or risk untold worldwide destruction.

4.0

MagicScore

#18

Roboshark

2015

What starts off as a typical day on the streets of Seattle soon becomes a terrifying bloodbath, when a great white shark devours an alien space probe…and ROBOSHARK is born. The U.S. military comes after it with guns blazing, but it’s the power of social media that puts an ambitious newscaster and her tech-savvy daughter ahead of everyone else in the race to stop the destruction.

3.8

MagicScore

#19

Saltwater

2016

A group of lifeguards attempt to kill an atomic shark that is terrorizing the coast of San Diego.

3.7

MagicScore

#20

Jurassic Shark

2012

When an oil company unwittingly unleashes a prehistoric shark from its icy prison, the Jurassic killer maroons a group of art thieves and a group of college students on an abandoned island

2.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Megalodon Rising?

The top films similar to Megalodon Rising by MovieMagicScore are Megalodon (5.4), Megalodon: The Frenzy (2.9), Deep Blue Sea (6.0). Each shares action/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Megalodon Rising worth watching?

Megalodon Rising holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 138 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Megalodon Rising?

Megalodon Rising (2021) is a action, science fiction film directed by Brian Nowak, starring Tom Sizemore, O'Shay Neal, Wynter Eddins.

Where can I find more recommendations like Megalodon Rising?

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About movies like Megalodon Rising

This ranked list pairs Megalodon Rising (2021), a action and science fiction film from Brian Nowak, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tom Sizemore 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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