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Malibu Shark Attack

2009 · 87 min · Director: David Lister ★ IMDb 3.1 · 2,949 ratings

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An underwater earthquake generates a tsunami that strikes Malibu, bringing a hunting pack of prehistoric-looking goblin sharks to the surface. Although the beach is evacuated before the big wave strikes, a group of lifeguards and a crew of construction workers are stranded in the high water and have to fight the sharks to get to dry land.

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Malibu Shark Attack (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 30%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Action, Horror, TV Movie. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 3.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension27 %23 %2 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor30 %18 %3 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor35 %10 %1 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor39 %18 %4 %1 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension51 %45 %23 %1 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension73 %73 %52 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension84 %83 %69 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension84 %80 %66 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension79 %74 %58 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension78 %73 %57 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Tension85 %80 %71 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Tension87 %80 %70 %64 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Sadness82 %74 %55 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Tension80 %76 %55 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Tension83 %83 %65 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension84 %84 %71 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Tension77 %76 %64 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Tension72 %68 %49 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension71 %56 %35 %36 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Relief72 %42 %23 %32 %
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

CS
Chelan Simmons

WC
Warren Christie

Chavez

NC
Nicholas Cooper

RB
Remi Broadway

RB
Remi Broadway

Doug Crenshaw

MM
Mungo McKay

MM
Mungo McKay

George

BC
Brooke Chamberlain

RB
Renee Bowen

JA
Joel Amos Byrnes

JG
Jeff Gannon

Colin

EM
Evert McQueen

Karl

DW
Daniel West

Keith

SB
Simon Buckley

Diver #2

AD
Alex Dias

Teenager

CK
Chris Kemp

Yellow Cap

MK
Matt Knevitt

Diver #3

JW
Jody Waters

Diver #1

AW
Aaron Weir

Boat Driver

Details

Directed by
David Lister
Written by
Keith Shaw
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
87 min
Country
Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.1 · 2,949 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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Where to watch

Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

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