The Reef

The Reef

Pray that you drown first.

Directed by Andrew Traucki

Produced by Lightning Entertainment, Screen Australia

201088 min5.6 / 10

A survival thriller built on sustained predatory dread, where a shark hunt becomes an exercise in helplessness and mounting despair.

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Reef scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Does The Reef end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Reef violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Reef easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Reef sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Reef, and what each one shares →

Like The Reef

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Reef

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Reef, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Reef, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Reef, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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