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Dark Tide

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in Dark Tide (2012)
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A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous ... Read allA professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.

IMDb RATING
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8.9K
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  • Director
    • John Stockwell
  • Writers
    • Amy Sorlie(screenplay by)
    • Ronnie Christensen(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Halle Berry
    • Olivier Martinez
    • Ralph Brown
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Stockwell
  • Writers
    • Amy Sorlie(screenplay by)
    • Ronnie Christensen(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Halle Berry
    • Olivier Martinez
    • Ralph Brown
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 23Metascore
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    Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in Dark Tide (2012)
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    Halle Berry in Dark Tide (2012)
    Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in Dark Tide (2012)
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    Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, and Mark Elderkin in Dark Tide (2012)
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    Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in Dark Tide (2012)
    Halle Berry in Dark Tide (2012)
    Halle Berry in Dark Tide (2012)

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    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    • Kateas Kate
    Olivier Martinez
    Olivier Martinez
    • Jeffas Jeff
    Ralph Brown
    Ralph Brown
    • Bradyas Brady
    Sizwe Msutu
    • Thembaas Themba
    Mark Elderkin
    Mark Elderkin
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Thoko Ntshinga
    • Zukieas Zukie
    Henrik Vos
    • German Manas German Man
    Judith Kronenberg-Sarembock
    • German Womanas German Woman
    Wayne Harrison
    • English Dadas English Dad
    Josef Du Plessis
    • English Boyas English Boy
    Jessica Taylor
    • English Mumas English Mum
    Luke Tyler
    Luke Tyler
    • Lukeas Luke
    P.J. Van Der Walt
    • Poacheras Poacher
    • (as PJ Van Der Walt)
    Gary Jacobie
    • Poacheras Poacher
    Eugene Seloca
    • Poacheras Poacher
    • (as Eugene Selooa)
    Christian Zuidema
    • Anti Poaching Officeras Anti Poaching Officer
    • (as Chris Zuidema)
    • Director
      • John Stockwell
    • Writers
      • Amy Sorlie(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Ronnie Christensen(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    Kate is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer," Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's ex-boyfriend Jeff presents her with a lucrative opportunity to lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman on a dangerous shark dive - outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground - Shark Alley. —Official Site
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    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • In Shark Alley, courage runs deep
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for language including sexual references
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez met and fell in love on the set of this film, eventually getting engaged and marrying in 2013.
    • Goofs
      During the first minutes of the movie, almost every time we see a shot through the lens of the camera that is rolling, the running time and remaining battery time are different. But it is supposed to be a continuous shot.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Kate Mathieson: For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to sharks. They're the most amazing and mysterious animals on earth. Last year Jeff and I tagged a female great white shark in Hunts Bay, South Africa, and we tracked her as she swam 11000 kilometers in 99 days to northwestern Australia. Despite the potential dangers, the unknown difficulties of the journey and the sheer distance involved, in the end she went back to the place she came from. In the end, she turned around and she went home.

    • Connections
      Featured in Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Shosholoza
      Traditional African Song

      Arranged by Robin Hogarth

      Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir

      Published and Licensed by KPM Music Limited

    User reviews72

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Fishy nonsense
    I suppose I can give Dark Tide some credit for its realistic, non manipulative depiction of the great white shark. This is certainly no monster movie. So what kind of movie is it then?

    Dark Tide would have to qualify as an adventure drama, or rather an anti adventure drama. It seems that each time director John Stockwell goes seaward with a production, the movies get progressively worse. Into the Blue, was entertaining, but certainly dumb. Blue Crush, was dumb and unentertaining. This latest movie is just confused and almost devoid of any reason to watch it.

    I return to my point about Dark Tide not being a horror film. So why then are the characters deliberately as uninteresting and obnoxious as the cast of any Friday the 13th sequel. Halle Berry is playing the kind of half-assed, adolescent role that I'm used to seeing Jennifer Lopez play. Dark Tide gives you an idea of how far she has fallen in the last ten years. She is sleeping with the fishes.

    The movie lumbers along for a good hour, with nothing except the quality of its underwater photography (getting you nose to nose with twenty foot sharks) to keep you in your seat. The characters exchange lines of sloppy dialogue and do silly things, until it's time for distaster to strike, in the last half hour. It's fair to say that Stockwell manages to generate some suspense in the climax, but he stretches it out too long, and the camera work is disorienting.

    The whole thing doesn't work. It lacks direction, intelligence, and professional acting. For all I know, Dark Tide may just have been an excuse for Stockwell to go diving in South Africa with the sharks and leave the storyline behind.
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    • Apr 23, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2012 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • South Africa
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Заклинателька акул
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Cinema
      • Alliance Cinema Entertainment
      • Mirabelle Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,167,612
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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