Movies like 12 Days of Terror (2004)
The best movies like 12 Days of Terror (2004) are The Reef (2010), The Shallows (2016) and Bait (2012). If 12 Days of Terror hooked you with its drama and history, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJaws (1975)7.7/10 from 12,030 votes
- NewestDeep Water (2026)Released 2026
The Reef (2010)
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shallows (2016)
While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBait (2012)
A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisOpen Water (2004)
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCapsized: Blood in the Water (2019)
Based on the harrowing true story of an October 1982 shark encounter. After a yacht bound for Florida capsizes during an unexpected storm, its crew is left to drift for days in the chilling waters of the Atlantic where they become prey to a group of tiger sharks. With the hope of rescue dwindling, the crew must do everything in their power to survive as the sharks continue to hunt them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisJaws (1975)
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOpen Water 2: Adrift (2006)
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they get stuck in the water many miles from shore and a happy reunion turns into a fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Water (2008)
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGreat White (2021)
A sea plane is destroyed in a freak accident, five people find themselves drifting on a raft. At the mercy of the tide and with no hope of rescue, the helpless situation takes a horrifying turn when they are terrorized by a ravenous great white.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCujo (1983)
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like this47 Meters Down (2017)
Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left to figure out how to get to the surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Reef: Stalked (2022)
After her sister's murder, Nic, her younger sister and two friends seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking adventure. Hours into the trip the women are stalked by a shark and must band together, face their fears and save each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeep Blue Sea (1999)
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrawl (2019)
When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeep Water (2026)
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlood in the Water (2009)
This gripping drama brings to life the true rogue-shark story that inspired Jaws. In 1916, the New Jersey shore became a feeding ground as five people were attacked in 12 days, triggering a nationwide panic. It was the first multiple shark attack in American history, and the reason we fear sharks to this day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Burning Bright (2010)
After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBackcountry (2015)
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRogue (2007)
When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThrash (2026)
When a catastrophic hurricane slams a coastal town, stranded residents must survive rapidly rising waters swarming with ravenous sharks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
A man accidentally learns that he has a mystical connection with sharks, and is given a strange medallion by a shaman. Becoming more and more alienated from normal society, he develops an ability to communicate with sharks telepathically, setting out to destroy anybody who harms sharks. People enter into his strange world to exploit his weird passion, and he uses the animals to gain revenge on anybody who double crosses him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Dangerous Animals (2025)
A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeast of War (2025)
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLake Placid (1999)
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Water (2003)
In the quiet waters of the Mississippi, body parts are being discovered. No one knows what is behind it all, until a huge man eating bull shark turns up. This bull shark is different, as it can breath in fresh water, making a deadly encounter between anyone who comes before it. John Sanders must now try and reach the surface, with his ex-wife and whilst being held hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWitchfinder General (1968)
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOslo (2021)
The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShout at the Devil (1976)
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cursed (2021)
In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCold Skin (2017)
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like 12 Days of Terror?
The closest matches to 12 Days of Terror are The Reef (2010), The Shallows (2016) and Bait (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after 12 Days of Terror?
People who watched 12 Days of Terror most often go on to The Reef (2010), The Shallows (2016) and Bait (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like 12 Days of Terror?
Jaws (1975), rated 7.7/10 by 12,030 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like 12 Days of Terror?
Deep Water (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like 12 Days of Terror?
Yes: The Reef (2010), The Shallows (2016) and Bait (2012).
How are movies similar to 12 Days of Terror chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside 12 Days of Terror, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.