Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- visceral
- claustrophobic
- late night horror marathon
- shark movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the shark attacks and performances effective but considered the film derivative, reliant on familiar found-footage tropes, and weakened by implausible shark behavior.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The trio films an audition tape and the recording becomes a diary of their ordeal in the water.
The central threat is a famished school of oceanic great white sharks in an unforgiving sea.
A thrill-seeking cage-diving excursion collapses into an open-water survival crisis when the boat capsizes.
Josh, Jeff, and Megan pursue an audition tape for an extreme reality-television show, prompting the hazardous expedition.
Films like Cage Dive, and why
Open Water
shared survival horror, found-footage presentation, and open-ocean shark peril
47 Meters Down
shared shark survival thriller premise, underwater confinement, and escalating panic
The Shallows
shared natural horror, aquatic isolation, and visceral predator attacks
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Rascionato
- Release Date
- 2017-08-11
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (359)
Cast
- Joel Hogan
- Josh Potthoff
- Megan Peta Hill
- Pete Valley
- Mark Fell
- Christopher Callen
- Tara Wraith
- Teagan Berger
- Chris Bath
- Robert Ovadia
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cage Dive about?
- An ill-fated shark-diving audition plunges three thrill-seekers into a brutal found-footage fight for survival in the Australian open water.
- What is Cage Dive like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cage Dive as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Cage Dive violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cage Dive as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cage Dive?
- Critics generally found the shark attacks and performances effective but considered the film derivative, reliant on familiar found-footage tropes, and weakened by implausible shark behavior.
- Which films are like Cage Dive?
- Films with a similar feel include Open Water, 47 Meters Down, and The Shallows.
- How long is Cage Dive?
- Cage Dive runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cage Dive?
- In United States, Cage Dive streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
