Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- dread-filled
- claustrophobic
- shark movie night
- survival thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as a serious, competently staged shark thriller that benefits from showing the predator's attacks but remains limited by uneven acting and familiar genre conventions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Pacific kayaking excursion becomes an extended struggle against a stalking shark in open water.
Nic's response to her sister's murder shapes her fears and determination during the kayaking ordeal.
The women kayak through exposed Pacific waters while the unseen shark can approach from below.
The shark repeatedly stalks and attacks the group throughout their island adventure.
Films like The Reef: Stalked, and why
The Shallows
shared shark-attack survival premise, aquatic isolation, and escalating creature-feature tension
Open Water
shared open-water survival horror, vulnerable protagonists, and predatory animal threat
47 Meters Down
shared group survival thriller structure, ocean setting, and relentless shark menace
Rogue
shared Australian horror tradition, wilderness isolation, and animal-driven suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Traucki
- Release Date
- 2022-07-14
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (283)
Cast
- Teressa Liane
- Ann Truong
- Saskia Archer
- Kate Lister
- Bridget Burt
- Tim Ross
- Wendy P. Mocke
- Eva Mocke-Kanaki
- Sophie Naime
- Barney Ling
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- 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 The Reef: Stalked about?
- A grieving woman and her friends fight to survive when a Pacific kayaking trip becomes a relentless shark hunt.
- What is The Reef: Stalked like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Reef: Stalked as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Reef: Stalked violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Reef: Stalked as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Reef: Stalked?
- Critics broadly regarded it as a serious, competently staged shark thriller that benefits from showing the predator's attacks but remains limited by uneven acting and familiar genre conventions.
- Which films are like The Reef: Stalked?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shallows, Open Water, 47 Meters Down, and Rogue.
- How long is The Reef: Stalked?
- The Reef: Stalked runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Reef: Stalked?
- In United States, The Reef: Stalked streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
