9 classic shark movies: from best to worst
This summer's surprise movie hit is shaping up to be The Shallows, in which Blake Lively plays a surfer girl stranded on a rocky outcrop 200 yards from shore, where she has to fend off a huge shark with only a surfboard, her earrings and a tube of factor 50. Now there's a holiday anecdote!
But how does The Shallows compare to the fairly large collection of shark movies out there? We rank them from best to worst...
Rex FeaturesJaws (1975)
Spielberg's fishy masterpiece about a rogue shark that terrorises the fictional Amity Island caused a feeding frenzy at the box office and a worldwide epidemic of paddling-phobia. The original and the best.
Rex FeaturesOpen Water (2003)
Based on the true story of an unlucky couple who pop up after a scuba dive to find their guide boat has left without them. A nerve-shredding combination of storms, arguments and "something touched by leg" moments.
Rex FeaturesDeep Blue Sea (1999)
Three genetically modified makos pick off the scientists and crew of a floating research lab. Includes the unforgettable sight of LL Cool J, who plays a chef, getting into his own oven to avoid a shark attack.
Rex FeaturesDark Tide (2012)
Halle Berry's sea adventure sank at the box office. She plays a shark expert who's persuaded to take a millionaire client swimming with great whites. What could possibly go wrong?
Rex FeaturesShark Tale (2004)
The Finding Nemo cash-in animation told the story of a plucky wrasse (Will Smith) who ends up on the run from some shark mobsters. Featuring the slightly creepy sight of A-list faces superimposed on fish.
Rex FeaturesSharknado (2013)
It's not just unsafe to go back in the water. The streets of L.A have become a danger zone thanks to a rare meteorological phenomenon where waterspouts scoop up and drop killer sharks. A ludicrous cult classic.
Rex FeaturesJaws 4: The Revenge (1987)
The wife of the police chief from the first movie has now been followed all the way to their Bahamas holiday resort by a vengeful shark. Michael Caine described it as "terrible"... and he was in it.
Rex FeaturesSharktopus (2010)
Yes, it's half a shark, half an octopus - the deadly result of an experiment to create a new military weapon. Need we say more...
horrornymphs/YoutubeMega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010)
Right, now this is just getting silly. The US Navy battleship is caught up in a fight between a 1,500 feet shark and an enormous ancient dinosaur crocodile... something like that. A film that's so bad it's awful.
