The Meg

The Meg

Pleased to eat you.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub

Produced by Apelles Entertainment, Gravity Pictures

2018113 min6.3 / 10

A high-energy creature-feature action film that balances genuine underwater thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor and spectacle.

A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Meg sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Meg violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is The Meg scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does The Meg end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Meg easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like The Meg, and what each one shares →

Like The Meg

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Meg

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Meg, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Meg, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Meg, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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