Shark movies are enjoying another strong year on streaming. New releases have placed the creatures inside underwater caves, flooded towns and the wreckage of a passenger plane, while established favorites remain available across major platforms.
The most notable recent additions include The Devil’s Mouth on Prime Video and Thrash on Netflix. Viewers can also find modern survival thrillers, effects-driven blockbusters and the movie that still defines the genre: Steven Spielberg’s Jaws.
Streaming libraries change frequently and differ between countries. The platforms mentioned below were checked on July 31, 2026, but viewers should confirm local availability before subscribing or renting a title.
New shark movies to stream in 2026
1. The Devil’s Mouth
Where to watch: Prime Video
The Devil’s Mouth follows five friends who enter an underwater cave system in Thailand before discovering that something is hunting them in the darkness. The confined setting gives the movie a different atmosphere from shark films built around beaches or open water.
Jeff Wadlow directed the 2026 thriller, which stars Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor. Its strongest idea is the combination of a shark attack story with the disorientation of cave diving, where limited visibility and narrow passages can be as dangerous as the predator.
2. Thrash
Where to watch: Netflix
Thrash turns an entire flooded town into shark territory. A Category 5 hurricane overwhelms a coastal community, allowing sharks to move through streets and buildings as residents search for a way out.
Tommy Wirkola wrote and directed the disaster thriller. Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou lead the cast. The movie became a major Netflix release in April 2026, reaching the top of the service’s English-language film chart during its opening week.
The scale separates it from many recent shark stories. Instead of trapping a small group in one boat or cage, the film combines creature horror with a large weather disaster.
3. Deep Water
Where to watch: Available through digital rental or purchase in supported markets
Renny Harlin returned to shark cinema with Deep Water, decades after directing Deep Blue Sea. The story begins when a passenger plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, leaving survivors surrounded by wreckage and sharks.
Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley play pilots trying to protect the remaining passengers. The premise mixes an aviation disaster with an ocean-survival thriller, giving the film more moving parts than a conventional shark-attack story.
Prime Video carries a listing for the movie, but the exact viewing option depends on the country. In some territories it may require a separate rental or purchase rather than a standard Prime subscription.
Netflix shark thrillers worth watching
4. Under Paris
Where to watch: Netflix
Under Paris relocates the shark genre from a remote beach to the center of a major European city. Bérénice Bejo plays a scientist forced to confront her past after a large shark enters the Seine shortly before an international sporting event.
The Paris setting gives the movie an immediate visual identity. Bridges, tunnels and crowded riverbanks replace the open ocean, while the story adds environmental and political pressure to the expected survival scenes.
Nassim Lyes and Léa Léviant also star in the French-language thriller.
5. The Shallows
Where to watch: Netflix in selected countries
The Shallows is one of the clearest examples of a simple shark-movie premise executed with discipline. Blake Lively plays Nancy, a surfer stranded on a small rock after being attacked by a great white shark.
The shore is visible, but reaching it becomes a dangerous test of timing, endurance and observation. Most of the movie stays focused on one character and a limited stretch of water, allowing director Jaume Collet-Serra to build suspense without a large ensemble.
Netflix currently carries the movie in some regions, including Belgium and the United Kingdom. It may be absent from other national catalogs.
6. 47 Meters Down
Where to watch: Netflix in selected regions or through digital rental services
Mandy Moore and Claire Holt play sisters trapped inside a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. Their oxygen is running low, communication with the surface is unreliable and great white sharks are circling outside.
The movie uses depth and darkness more effectively than spectacle. Even when the sharks are not visible, the characters must deal with limited air, damaged equipment and the physical danger of rising too quickly.
Netflix maintains an official page for the title, but availability is regional. Its Belgian and British listings currently indicate that the film is not available there.
Blockbuster shark movies and genre classics
7. Jaws
Where to watch: Peacock in the United States
Released in 1975, Jaws remains the essential shark thriller. Roy Scheider plays Amity police chief Martin Brody, who tries to close the community’s beaches after a deadly attack. Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw play the men who eventually join him in the hunt.
Steven Spielberg famously limits clear views of the shark during much of the film. That restraint allows John Williams’ score, the characters’ reactions and the uncertainty beneath the water to create the fear.
The film also works as a story about public safety, economic pressure and officials who hesitate to acknowledge a threat. Those human conflicts are one reason it has endured beyond its most famous attack scenes.
8. Deep Blue Sea
Where to watch: Check current subscription and digital rental listings
Deep Blue Sea takes the genre into science-fiction territory. Researchers working in an isolated ocean facility genetically alter sharks as part of a medical experiment, only to discover that the animals are more intelligent and dangerous than expected.
Renny Harlin directs the escalating survival story with a focus on flooding corridors, collapsing structures and sudden reversals. The cast includes Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J and Samuel L. Jackson.
It is less restrained than Jaws, but that is part of its appeal. The movie treats the research station as a large mechanical trap and keeps changing which areas are safe.
9. The Meg
Where to watch: Check regional Netflix and digital listings
Jason Statham faces a megalodon in The Meg, an action-focused creature feature based on Steve Alten’s novel. The prehistoric shark emerges after a deep-sea rescue operation disturbs an isolated environment.
The film emphasizes large-scale set pieces rather than intimate horror. Submersibles, research vessels and crowded beaches all become part of the action, while the enormous predator gives the story the scale of a monster movie.
Netflix has an official page for the title, but it is not currently available in several European territories, including Belgium and the Netherlands.
10. Sharknado
Where to watch: Prime Video or Peacock in selected markets
Sharknado belongs to a completely different branch of the genre. Instead of aiming for realism, it imagines a tornado carrying sharks through Los Angeles.
Ian Ziering and Tara Reid lead the deliberately exaggerated disaster movie. Its low-budget effects, impossible premise and self-aware tone helped turn it into a pop-culture phenomenon and launch a series of increasingly elaborate sequels.
It is best approached as a comedy-infused creature feature rather than a serious survival thriller. Availability varies, and some platform listings may require rental or purchase.
Which shark movie should you watch first?
Viewers looking for a new release can begin with The Devil’s Mouth for claustrophobic underwater suspense or Thrash for a larger disaster story. Under Paris offers the most unusual city setting, while The Shallows and 47 Meters Down keep their survival stories tightly focused.
For action, The Meg and Deep Blue Sea deliver the biggest set pieces. Sharknado is the obvious choice for intentionally absurd entertainment.
However, anyone exploring the genre for the first time should still start with Jaws. Fifty years after its original release, it remains the clearest demonstration that anticipation, character and uncertainty can be more frightening than constantly showing the shark.
Streaming availability can change
Movies regularly move between subscription services as licensing agreements expire. A title available on Netflix or Prime Video in one country may require a rental in another, and a platform page does not always mean that the movie is included with a standard subscription.
Check the film’s local platform page before watching. Which shark movie still makes you think twice before entering the water?
SOURCES FOR EDITORIAL REVIEW
Official or primary sources
- Netflix Tudum: Thrash release date, cast and story
- Netflix: Under Paris official title page
- Prime Video: The Devil’s Mouth
- Prime Video: Deep Water
- Peacock: Where to stream the Jaws movies
- Netflix: The Shallows official title page
- Netflix: 47 Meters Down official title page
- Netflix: The Meg official title page
- Netflix Tudum: Shark movies and series collection
Reliable secondary sources
- Deadline: 10 Movies With Sharks in Them and Where They Are Streaming
- The Guardian: The Devil’s Mouth review
- The Guardian: The return of the shark movie
- Deadline: Magenta Light Studios acquires Deep Water
- Decider: New streaming releases including Deep Water
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