When did The Meg (2018) come out, and is it streaming?

The Meg (2018)'s US theatrical release date is August 10, 2018. It first became available to watch at home on November 13, 2018.

How many jump scares are in The Meg (2018)?

The Meg (2018) has 18 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Who is in the cast of The Meg (2018)?

Jason Statham plays Jonas Taylor, Li Bingbing plays Suyin, Rainn Wilson plays Morris, Cliff Curtis plays James 'Mac' Mackreides, Ruby Rose plays Jaxx, Jessica McNamee plays Lori, Masi Oka plays Toshi, Winston Chao plays Zhang.

What are some films like The Meg (2018)?

Films similar to The Meg (2018) on Watch Darkly include Deep Blue Sea (1999), Underwater (2020), Jaws (1975), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Supernatural

The Meg

2018 · PG-13 · 1h 53m

A prehistoric shark the size of a bus is very, very hungry.

Release & where to watch

In theaters: August 10, 2018
Home release: November 13, 2018

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Jump scares

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When a deep-sea research mission inadvertently breaches an unexplored thermal layer beneath the Pacific Ocean, it releases something that was never supposed to resurface: a Megalodon, a sixty-foot prehistoric shark long thought extinct. With the creature now hunting in open waters, a reluctant rescue diver and a team of scientists must stop it before it reaches a crowded shoreline. Equal parts summer blockbuster and creature feature, The Meg leans hard into spectacle over scares.

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Genres

science-fictionhorroraction