Deep Water

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Deep Water

R

May 2026

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai goes down in the middle of the Pacific. After surviving the crash, the survivors soon discover they’re not alone and they must survive the shark infested waters.

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Critics Consensus

Delivering good old-fashioned thrills thanks to director Renny Harlin's reliable genre instincts, Deep Water is an unapologetic B-movie that swims rather than sinks.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Jul 30

3/5

There is good junk and bad junk, and Deep Water — while assuredly junk — is the fun kind.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Jul 14

3/5

If done right, a disaster movie can scratch a cinematic itch like nothing else, serving up sentimentality, suspense and schadenfreude in tidy parcels of action.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

May 1

B-

The human drama element between the passengers provides just enough context to carry this light and predictable but garish and bloody popcorn adventure.

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

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3/5

...[the film's] approach is more about inviting viewers to sit back and enjoy classic disaster movies, with a bit more wickedness, evident solidity, and a strong sense of entertainment. [Full review in Spanish]

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Aug 13

C+

Who will survive? Well, who really cares because the script—incredulously credited to four writers — doesn’t bother fleshing out most characters so we are left feeling virtually nothing for anyone except Eckhart and Kingsley...

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Aug 10

2.5/5

Deep Water is a run-of-the-mill survival thriller.

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Jason B

Jun 2

Film was good enough… until the sharks show up. Clearly the film makers have never seen a shark and don’t know anything about them. This could have been an excellent film about plane crash victims trying to survive in the ocean. Instead, it’s shlock that plays on Deep Blue Sea style sharks, but with no reason for their outrageous behavior. Save yourself some money and watch it on steaming. Or better yet, just watch Deep Blue Sea.

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Aussie Koala

May 29

Pretty intense, but also pretty spellbinding too!

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Mr Hollywood

May 28

Disaster movie cliche. Offers nothing new. Should’ve been more fun

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Gregory

May 25

Entertaining enough. Acting was rough. Story line was all over the place. The the concept was fun.

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Meghan

May 22

A shark movie is always a great way to kick off the season.

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Rob B

May 22

I will just say that the first half of this movie wasn’t too bad, but after the plane crash, it was a little bit silly and far-fetched. Overall, not the best movie we’ve seen in a while.

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Synopsis

A flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai goes down in the middle of the Pacific. After surviving the crash, the survivors soon discover they’re not alone and they must survive the shark infested waters.

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Dale G. Bradley, Grant Bradley, Adrián Guerra, Neal Kingston, Robert Van Norden
Screenwriter: Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause, Damien Power
Distributor: Magenta Light Studios
Production Co: Arclight Films, Nostromo Pictures
Rating: R (Violent Content/Bloody Images|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 16, 2026
Runtime: 1h 46m

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