The Meg

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The Meg

PG-13

2018

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Adventure

Horror

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Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

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Critics Consensus

The Meg sets audiences up for a good old-fashioned B-movie creature feature, but lacks the genre thrills -- or the cheesy bite -- to make it worth diving in.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 4, 2020

Director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) strikes an agreeable tone, avoiding both unnecessary heaviness and self-aware camp.

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Oliver Jones

Observer

Aug 29, 2018

2.5/4

Asks little more of you than to strap in, put away your phone and enjoy watching a freakishly huge prehistoric eating machine terrorize some scientists before it turns its appetite to a beach full of frolickers on floaties.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

Aug 24, 2018

3/5

...exactly what we paid for.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Jul 25, 2025

5/10

The Meg is an enjoyable movie if you don’t go in with lofty expectations for a movie about a giant shark that eats a bunch of people. It is the epitome of general audience popcorn fair, and an amusing spectacle.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20, 2025

3/5

Tuck your monster movie napkin into shirt collar, skip the hoity-toity hand sanitizer, and bring your creative kill appetite to an entertaining little film feast.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Jul 11, 2024

3/5

Even though The Meg isn’t the complete shark film that we’ve all wanted, it provides good suspense, great character connections, and allure, resulting in a product that is sincere and amusing.

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Angel cs

Mar 5, 2022

Enjoyable movie, nothing else

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Tam B

@RT76976074 5 days ago

I do enjoy this film a lot, I like the plot with the meglodons and the story. It’s a film I would say is like marmite, you either love it or hate it. Personally to me it’s a great film, it’s enjoyable and always gets me watching till the end. I would recommend to others

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Jacob N

@RT90164981 Oct 26, 2026

It’s enjoyable I guess. It has good action. Everything you would expect from a movie like this.

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Greg J

@Rafalyak Oct 24, 2026

The Meh. Hurray for Pippin.

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Amarpal V

@RT40947628 Oct 24, 2026

Meh. Boring and uninspiring.

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Jack S

@JackSV Oct 18, 2026

Actually a decent shark movie that does not reference Jaws.

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Synopsis

Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Gravity Pictures, Flagship Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Apelles Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Maeday Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Bloody Images|Action/Peril|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $142.8M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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