Shark
Seen it?1969 | 92 min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Mad Max: Fury Road, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hires him to raid a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters, he sees a chance to compensate for his losses. He's not the only one.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Samuel Fuller
- Burt ReynoldsCaine
- Barry SullivanMallare
- Silvia PinalAnna
- Arthur KennedyDoc
- Emilia StuartAsha
- Manuel AlvaradoLatalla
- Enrique LuceroBarok
- Carlos BeriochoaSmokey-Smokey