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The Meg

The Meg

Action · Science Fiction · Horror · 2018

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.

Movie details

The Meg

“Pleased to eat you.”

2018 Action · Science Fiction · Horror 1h 53m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

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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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Turteltaub

Written by

Dean Georgaris · Erich Hoeber · Jon Hoeber

Jason Statham

Jason Statham

Jonas Taylor

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Suyin

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

Morris

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

James 'Mac' Mackreides

Ruby Rose

Ruby Rose

Jaxx

Jessica McNamee

Jessica McNamee

Lori

Masi Oka

Masi Oka

Toshi

Court is in session

Put The Meg on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.