Movies Like Shark Bait (2022)

Shark Bait is a 2022 action, adventure, horror, thriller film from James Nunn with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Jaws and Shark Waters.

Action Adventure Horror Thriller

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

Shark Waters

2022

Great white sharks attack a fishing charter, ramming a hole in the ship’s hull. With the shoreline miles away, those aboard are forced to fight for their lives before they are either drowned or eaten alive.

4.5

MagicScore

Cruel Jaws

1995

A tiger shark bred by the Navy as a killing machine is wreaking havoc in the sleepy tourist town of Hampton Bay.

4.2

MagicScore

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

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

Jaws 2

1978

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

6.0

MagicScore

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

The Reef: Stalked

2022

After her sister's murder, Nic, her younger sister and two friends seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking adventure. Hours into the trip the women are stalked by a shark and must band together, face their fears and save each other.

5.4

MagicScore

Great White

2021

A sea plane is destroyed in a freak accident, five people find themselves drifting on a raft. At the mercy of the tide and with no hope of rescue, the helpless situation takes a horrifying turn when they are terrorized by a ravenous great white.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

The Requin

2022

A couple on a romantic getaway find themselves stranded at sea when a tropical storm sweeps away their villa. In order to survive, they are forced to fight the elements, while sharks circle below.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

The Last Shark

1981

When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

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

#13

Frenzy

2018

A group of friends run a popular travel vlog that helps fund their adventures. The leader of the group brings along her younger sister for the next scuba diving trip to an isolated cove. But when their plane crashes, the two sisters must use their strength, resourcefulness and immense courage to survive a pack of great white sharks.

3.9

MagicScore

#14

Beast of War

2025

When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

The Reef

2010

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

5.6

MagicScore

#16

Jaws 3-D

1983

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.

4.5

MagicScore

#17

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon

2002

When two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast their worst fears surface - the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now they must hunt the fierce killer and destroy it... before there is no one left to stop it

4.7

MagicScore

#18

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

#19

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

#20

Shark Whisperer

2025

Marine conservationist and social media activist Ocean Ramsey fearlessly swims with sharks in this documentary about her risky mission to protect them.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shark Bait?

The top films similar to Shark Bait by MovieMagicScore are Jaws (7.7), Shark Waters (4.5), Cruel Jaws (4.2). Each shares action/adventure/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shark Bait worth watching?

Shark Bait holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 345 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shark Bait?

Shark Bait (2022) is a action, adventure, horror, thriller film directed by James Nunn, starring Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shark Bait?

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About movies like Shark Bait

This ranked list pairs Shark Bait (2022), a action and adventure and horror and thriller film from James Nunn, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Holly Earl 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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