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The Shallows (2016) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: September 14, 2024

The Shallows Plot Synopsis:

In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

Jaume Collet-Serra"s The Shallows (2016) is one of those films that you have to see once, but it is not for a deep story. The woman is stranded in the shallow waters with a massive shark circling her. Will she outlast the shark or will the shark get its meal? The Shallows releases in movie theaters on June 24, 2016. Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, and Sedona Legge star in The Shallows.

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The Shallows Plot Synopsis:

In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

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