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Movies Like Shark Swarm

If you liked Shark Swarm (2008), a drama and horror movie directed by James A. Contner, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Savaged

    Savaged (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and drama

    After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.

  2. 2Beast

    Beast (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and horror

    A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.

  3. 3Hunting Season

    Hunting Season (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also action and drama

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

  4. 4The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also action and drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  5. 5Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

    Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

  6. 6Deep Water

    Deep Water (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror and thriller

    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…

  7. 7Fear Below

    Fear Below (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and action

    A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.

  8. 8Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  9. 9Fast Charlie

    Fast Charlie (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

  10. 10They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and action

    A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

  11. 11Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  12. 12The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and drama

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…

  13. 13Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

  14. 14The Last House on the Left

    The Last House on the Left (2009)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror

    When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no…

  15. 1540 Acres

    40 Acres (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…

  16. 16Beast

    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

  17. 17Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  18. 18Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…

  19. 19Slash/Back

    Slash/Back (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.

  20. 20The Substitute

    The Substitute (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also action and drama

    When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…

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