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The Meg

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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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
168K
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POPULARITY
1,186
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  • 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

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    'The Meg' Cast Gets Stranded in the Ocean
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    'The Meg' Cast Gets Stranded in the Ocean
    Who Wins? 'The Meg' vs. Giant Movie Monsters
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    Who Wins? 'The Meg' vs. Giant Movie Monsters
    The Watchlist: Jimmi Simpson Faces His Fears
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    The Watchlist: Jimmi Simpson Faces His Fears

    Photos203

    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)
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    Top cast

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Jonas Tayloras Jonas Taylor
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Suyinas Suyin
    • (as Li Bingbing)
    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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    • 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

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    Top review
    5/10
    One of the biggest fans of the book series...
    But wow, did the studio ever screw this one up! I've been waiting YEARS for the movie, I'm one of the first to get the newest book in the series and this had SO MUCH POTENTIAL! Between what I think was intended to be a family friendly edited version of the film to the absolute horrible marketing campaign, what were they thinking!?! Why would you preemptively turn away half your potential audience by taking a comical route with the trailers? It's meant to be a THRILLER not Sharknado. Why would you not give us terrifying scenes of being eaten/swallowed/pulled under, it's a SHARK movie, genre equals HORROR. I was so wanting to love this movie and hopeful it would turn into a franchise but with the direction the studio chose to go with it, they sank Meg before she even had a chance breach the waters. SO VERY DISAPPOINTED.
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    10
    • tmchester-987-527586
    • Aug 11, 2018

    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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