Sharksploitation

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Sharksploitation is an exploitation film subgenre.[1] The genre surged to popularity with Jaws and its sequels, but fell in popularity soon after.[2] The film Deep Blue Sea brought it back to public prominence. The Sharknado series soared mockbuster sharksploitation to new heights of (sometimes tongue in cheek) fame.[3][4]

Notable Sharksploitation Films[]

Year Films Series Genre
1975 Jaws Jaws Thriller
1976 Mako: The Jaws of Death N/A Thriller
1976 Shark Kill N/A Adventure
1977 Tintorera (AKA "Tintorera: Killer Shark.") (Partially in Spanish) N/A Horror
1978 Jaws 2 Jaws Thriller
1981 The Last Shark (AKA "Great White"(1981)) N/A Horror
1983 Jaws 3-D Jaws Thriller
1987 Jaws: The Revenge Jaws Thriller
1989 Night Of The Sharks N/A Action
1995 Cruel Jaws (Italian) N/A Thriller
1999 Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea Sci-Fi Horror
1999 Shark Attack Shark Attack Thriller
2000 Shark Attack 2 Shark Attack Thriller
2002 Shark Attack 3: Megalodon Shark Attack Thriller
2003 Open Water Open Water (There is an Open Water 2: Adrift, however it is not a Sharksploitation film or a Shark film for that matter) Survival Thriller
2003 Shark Zone N/A Horror
2004 12 Days Of Terror (Based on True Events) N/A Horror Thriller
2008 Shark Swarm N/A Thriller
2009 Jaws In Japan (AKA "Psycho Shark") N/A (Unrelated to the "Jaws" franchise) Horror
2009 Malibu Shark Attack (AKA "Mega Shark Of Malibu") N/A (Unrelated to the "Shark Attack" or "Mega Shark" franchises) (It is a part of the SyFy Channel's "Maneater" series, along with "Shark Swarm", "Shark Killer" and 25 other Natural Horror Creature Features) Natural Horror
2009 Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus Mega Shark Versus Creature Feature
2010 Dinoshark N/A Horror Comedy
2010 Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus Mega Shark Versus Creature Feature
2010 The Reef N/A Thriller
2010 Sharktopus Sharktopus Sci-Fi Creature Feature
2011 Sand Sharks N/A Horror Comedy
2011 Shark Night N/A Thriller
2011 Super Shark N/A Sci-Fi Action
2011 Swamp Shark N/A Thriller
2012 2-Headed Shark Attack Multi-Headed Shark Attack Survival Horror
2012 Bait N/A Horror Disaster
2012 Dark Tide N/A Action Horror Thriller
2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack Jaws Horror Comedy
2012 Jurassic Shark (AKA "Attack Of The Jurassic Shark") Jurassic Shark (A sequel was created, that follows the story. However it was made independently to this film by a different team of people) Horror Comedy
2012 Ghost Shark N/A (There is Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws, however it doesn't continue the narrative/appear to be in the same universe. The only commonality is that they both feature killer ghost sharks) Horror Comedy
2013 Sharknado Sharknado Sci-Fi Disaster
2014 Avalanche Sharks N/A Horror Comedy
2014 Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark Mega Shark Versus Horror Comedy
2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One Sharknado Sci-Fi Disaster Comedy
2014 Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda Sharktopus Horror Sci-Fi Creature Feature
2015 3-Headed Shark Attack Multi-Headed Shark Attack Action Horror
2015 Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws N/A (There is Ghost Shark, however it doesn't begin the narrative/appear to be in the same universe. The only commonality is that they both feature killer ghost sharks) Supernatural Horror Comedy
2015 Mega Shark Versus Kolossus Mega Shark Versus Sci-Fi Comedy
2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Sharknado Action Horror Comedy
2016 Ozark Sharks (AKA "Summer Shark Attack") N/A Horror Thriller Comedy
2016 The Shallows N/A Survival Horror
2016 Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre N/A Sci-Fi Horror
2016 Sharkenstein N/A Sci-Fi Action Comedy
2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Sharknado Sci-Fi Disaster Comedy
2017 5-Headed Shark Attack Multi-Headed Shark Attack Sci-Fi Horror
2017 47 Meters Down 47 Meters Down Survival Horror
2017 House Shark N/A Horror Comedy
2017 Open Water 3: Cage Dive Open Water (Open Water 2: Adrift, like this and Open Water were Independent films acquired by Lionsgate and released under the Open Water moniker. The second film is not included in this list as Sharks are non existent in the film or it's plot) 'Found Footage' Survival Horror
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Sharknado Sci-Fi Disaster Comedy
2018 The Last Sharknado: It's About Time Sharknado Sci-Fi Disaster Comedy
2018 Deep Blue Sea 2 Deep Blue Sea Sci-Fi Horror
2018 The Meg N/A Sci-Fi Action
2019 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 47 Meters Down Survival Horror
2019 Capsized: Blood In The Water (Based on True Events) N/A Survival Horror
2020 Deep Blue Sea 3 Deep Blue Sea Sci-Fi Horror


See also[]

  • Exploitation film
  • Great white shark

References[]

  1. ^ Slate - "The sad decline of the shark movie."
  2. ^ LiveScience - "How 'Jaws' Forever Changed Our View of Great White Sharks
  3. ^ ComingSoon - "Review: IN THE DEEP is a Sharksploitation Nightmare"
  4. ^ USA Today - "'Sharknado': Looking back at best and worst moments"

External links[]

[1]

  1. ^ Film School Rejects - "Sharksploitation: Feel the Grove According to 'Jaws'
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