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The Shallows

2016 · 86 min · Director: Jaume Collet-Serra ★ IMDb 6.3 · 155,959 ratings

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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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The Shallows (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy31 %9 %3 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Joy34 %10 %4 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Joy41 %13 %5 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Joy54 %18 %5 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Sadness64 %34 %17 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension71 %59 %45 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension76 %71 %58 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension74 %69 %50 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension72 %68 %44 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension79 %75 %53 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension87 %84 %72 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Tension82 %79 %68 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension71 %66 %50 %27 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension77 %67 %50 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sadness83 %70 %51 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension81 %73 %56 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension82 %78 %66 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Tension81 %61 %52 %27 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Relief79 %35 %27 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AJ
Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo

Brett Cullen

Father

JB
Janelle Bailey

Mother

SL
Sedona Legge

Chloe Adams

PC
Pablo Calva

Carlo's Son

DE
Diego Espejel

Intoxicated Man

AD
Ava Dean

Young Nancy

CM
Chelsea Moody

Young Mom

JM
José Manuel Trujillo Salas

Surfer 2

SS
Sully Seagull

Sully 'Steven' Seagull

Details

Directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 155,959 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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