Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- claustrophobic
- harrowing
- intimate
- late night suspense
- survival movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film well directed, engrossing, and entertaining, with its strongest qualities rooted in intense human drama rather than shock effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bree and Jonna are confined beneath the fiberglass cover of an Olympic-sized public pool.
The sisters must survive together while facing family secrets and longstanding resentment.
Cold, confinement, and dwindling prospects intensify the conflict between the two trapped sisters.
Critical reception characterizes the film as an engrossing intense human drama rather than primarily a shock-driven horror film.
Films like 12 Feet Deep, and why
Buried
shared confined survival thriller structure and escalating psychological pressure
47 Meters Down
shared female-centered survival suspense and interpersonal conflict
The Shallows
shared single-location thriller tension driven by strained relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Eskandari
- Release Date
- 2018-11-08
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (341)
Cast
- Nora-Jane Noone
- Alexandra Park
- Diane Farr
- Tobin Bell
- Dogen Eyeler
- Donald Prince
- Matthew Ryan Michaels
- Christian Kain Blackburn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 12 Feet Deep about?
- Two estranged sisters must endure a freezing night beneath a public pool cover while survival exposes the secrets dividing them.
- What is 12 Feet Deep like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 12 Feet Deep as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 12 Feet Deep violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 12 Feet Deep as mild.
- What did critics think of 12 Feet Deep?
- Critics broadly found the film well directed, engrossing, and entertaining, with its strongest qualities rooted in intense human drama rather than shock effects.
- Which films are like 12 Feet Deep?
- Films with a similar feel include Buried, 47 Meters Down, and The Shallows.
- How long is 12 Feet Deep?
- 12 Feet Deep runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch 12 Feet Deep?
- In United States, 12 Feet Deep streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
