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The Meg

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
167K
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The Meg (2018)
A deep-sea submersible -- part of an international undersea observation program -- has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific ... with its crew trapped inside.  With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew -- and the ocean itself -- from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.  What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature.  Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below
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A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
167K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,240
44
  • Director
    • Jon Turteltaub
  • Writers
    • Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
    • Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
    • Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Bingbing Li
    • Rainn Wilson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jon Turteltaub
  • Writers
    • Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
    • Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
    • Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jason Statham
    • Bingbing Li
    • Rainn Wilson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 413Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos6

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:31
    Trailer #1
    IMDb's Most Watched Trailers of 2018
    Clip 0:50
    IMDb's Most Watched Trailers of 2018
    Official Trailer
    Clip 0:19
    Official Trailer
    'The Meg' Cast Gets Stranded in the Ocean
    Video 1:01
    'The Meg' Cast Gets Stranded in the Ocean
    Who Wins? 'The Meg' vs. Giant Movie Monsters
    Video 1:04
    Who Wins? 'The Meg' vs. Giant Movie Monsters
    The Watchlist: Jimmi Simpson Faces His Fears
    Video 1:09
    The Watchlist: Jimmi Simpson Faces His Fears

    Photos204

    Jason Statham in The Meg (2018)
    The Meg (2018)
    Winston Chao in The Meg (2018)
    Bingbing Li and Shuya Sophia Cai in The Meg (2018)
    Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy, and Ruby Rose in The Meg (2018)
    Page Kennedy in The Meg (2018)
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Masi Oka in The Meg (2018)
    The Meg (2018)
    Shuya Sophia Cai in The Meg (2018)
    Cliff Curtis in The Meg (2018)
    Ruby Rose in The Meg (2018)
    The Meg (2018)

    Top cast

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Jonas Tayloras Jonas Taylor
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Suyinas Suyin
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Morrisas Morris
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Macas Mac
    Winston Chao
    Winston Chao
    • Zhangas Zhang
    Shuya Sophia Cai
    Shuya Sophia Cai
    • Meiyingas Meiying
    • (as Sophia Cai)
    Ruby Rose
    Ruby Rose
    • Jaxxas Jaxx
    Page Kennedy
    Page Kennedy
    • DJas DJ
    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Helleras Heller
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • The Wallas The Wall
    Jessica McNamee
    Jessica McNamee
    • Lorias Lori
    Masi Oka
    Masi Oka
    • Toshias Toshi
    Raymond Vinten
    • Dive Control Technicianas Dive Control Technician
    Hongmei Mai
    Hongmei Mai
    • Motheras Mother
    • (as Mai Hongmei)
    Wei Yi
    • Awesome Kid on Beachas Awesome Kid on Beach
    Vithaya Pansringarm
    Vithaya Pansringarm
    • Thai Boat Captainas Thai Boat Captain
    Rob Kipa-Williams
    • D'Angeloas D'Angelo
    Tawanda Manyimo
    Tawanda Manyimo
    • Marksas Marks
    • Director
      • Jon Turteltaub
    • Writers
      • Dean Georgaris(screenplay by)
      • Jon Hoeber(screenplay by)
      • Erich Hoeber(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    Five years ago, expert sea diver and Naval Captain Jonas Taylor encountered an unknown danger in the unexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench that forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew. Though the tragic incident earned him a dismissal from service, what ultimately cost him his career, his marriage and any semblance of honor was his unsupported and incredulous claims of what caused it - an attack on his vessel by a mammoth, 70-foot sea creature, believed to be extinct for more than a million years. But when a submersible lies sunk and disabled at the bottom of the ocean - carrying his ex-wife among the team onboard - he is the one who gets the call. Whether a shot at redemption or a suicide mission, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life and the lives of everyone trapped below on a single question: Could the Carcharodon Megalodon - the largest marine predator that ever existed - still be alive - and on the hunt? —Warner Brothers
    • creature feature
    • prehistoric animal
    • based on novel
    • shark
    • survival
    • 423 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The most feared predator in history...is no longer history.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      In real life, Jason Statham is an expert swimmer. In the 1990 Commonwealth Games, he represented England in diving. Footage of him competing can be found online. Most of the shots of him in the water are real. A stunt double was used for more hazardous shots.
    • Goofs
      (at around 31 mins) When Jonas is making his rapid descent in the submersible he starts getting a nose bleed and the crew monitoring his vital signs are alarmed at gas build up in his bloodstream. He's in a pressurized vessel, rate of descent would have no effect on him physically.
    • Quotes

      Jonas Taylor: [to himself while swimming out to the shark] Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

    • Crazy credits
      In the closing credits, the credits are seen sinking into the water.
    • Connections
      Featured in Honest Trailers: Deep Blue Sea (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Mickey
      Written by Mike Chapman (as Michael Donald Chapman) and Nicky Chinn (as Nicholas Barry Chinn)

      Performed by Pim

      Courtesy of CAPP Records, Inc. / NOMA Music

    User reviews1.6K

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Mega mediocrity
    My main reasons for seeing 'The Meg' were that there are classic shark films out there (there is an obvious example that won't be named by means of fairness in the review but has been mentioned elsewhere) and that it was part of my many quests to see as many 2018 films as possible. It did look from the cover that it would be some kind of guilty pleasure fun, which was my ideal kind of film for the day.

    Apparently 'The Meg' had a lot of studio interference, meaning that what was initially intended (and from the sounds of it what was initially intended would have made it a much better film) was not seen in the film, and it shows in the final product. Wanted some guilty pleasure film, a kind of turn-the-brain-off-at-the-door sort of film. Instead, 'The Meg' turned out to be poorly written and mostly devoid of tension and fun, one where one is rooting for the shark than any of the human characters. Is it better than any of the shark-creature films from SyFy and The Asylum? Oh yes, so much better, now those are mostly abominations. That doesn't stop 'The Meg' from being potential unfulfilled.

    There are positives. 'The Meg' does start off reasonably well with a sense of unsettlement and the climactic scene is pretty entertaining. The best character, kid you not, is the shark which had personality and one that was not too scary or goofy.

    It's pretty decent visually, nicely shot in particular, the music fits well and Jason Statham brings charisma to his role and is believable in that aspect.

    On the other hand, the rest of the acting is a mess. Worst of all is a dreadful Bingbing Li, with a character that bores and annoys and approaching the character in a way that's completely wrong and out of kilter with everything else. None of the characters are well written, too bland to be interesting and too annoying with dumb decision making to be likeable. A few of them are completely unnecessary. Development is zero.

    Special effects are uneven, some times they are pretty good and at other times they look so artificial and like they were made in haste. The action scenes with the shark are too few and they are generally devoid of tension, scares and suspense, ruined by unintentional humour, tameness, stupid goofiness and lack of sense, even when taking it for what it is meant to be. The story is as shallow and predictable as can be, with the pace dulling significantly outside of the shark action and indicative of padding out the already overlong by 15-20 minute running time.

    Faring worst is the script, which is even more atrocious than Bingbing Li's acting, bad enough to warrant a paragraph of its own. Far too much talk, very clumsy attempts at humour (unintentional and the cringe-worthy intentional), a good deal of waffle some of which adds nothing, a lot of ridiculousness and implausibility, excessive sentimentality, muddled and clunky scientific exposition and some of it perplexes in terms of clarity too.

    In summary, has good things but ruined primarily by the script. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Thai
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Cá Mập Siêu Bạo Chúa
    • Filming locations
      • Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Di Bonaventura Pictures
      • Apelles Entertainment
      • Maeday Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $130,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $145,522,784
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,402,195
      • Aug 12, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $530,517,320
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Auro 11.1
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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