Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- claustrophobic
- visceral
- late night horror
- shark movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly find the film an effective, high-concept survival thriller with strong shark suspense despite uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Young soldiers are stranded on a raft after their ship sinks, with the open ocean preventing conventional escape.
The soldiers' wartime survival struggle unfolds on the ocean rather than on land, with the shark becoming the immediate threat.
The hungry great white shark turns the surrounding sea itself into a constant lethal danger.
Leo, Will, Des Kelly, Stan, Teddy, and Thompson must endure prolonged confinement together on a small raft.
Films like Beast of War, and why
The Shallows
shared survival horror, oceanic isolation, and relentless creature threat
Open Water
shared stranded-at-sea desperation, ensemble survival, and escalating physical peril
Below
shared military survival thriller structure, wartime trauma, and claustrophobic threat
47 Meters Down
shared shark-driven horror, trapped protagonists, and visceral aquatic suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Kiah Roache-Turner
- Release Date
- 2025-08-22
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (158)
Cast
- Mark Coles Smith
- Joel Nankervis
- Sam Delich
- Maximillian Johnson
- Lee Tiger Halley
- Sam Parsonson
- Tristan McKinnon
- Aswan Reid
- Masa Yamaguchi
- Lauren Grimson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Beast of War about?
- Young World War II soldiers trapped on a sinking ocean raft face a hungry great white shark in a grim survival-horror battle.
- What is Beast of War like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beast of War as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Beast of War violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beast of War as graphic.
- What did critics think of Beast of War?
- Critics broadly find the film an effective, high-concept survival thriller with strong shark suspense despite uneven execution.
- Which films are like Beast of War?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shallows, Open Water, Below, and 47 Meters Down.
- How long is Beast of War?
- Beast of War runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beast of War?
- In United States, Beast of War streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
