The Shallows (2016)
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The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Blake Lively stars as Nancy Adams, a medical student surfing alone at a secluded Mexican beach where her late mother once surfed, who is attacked by a great white shark and stranded on a rock formation 200 yards from shore with a badly wounded leg. As the tide rises and threatens to submerge her refuge, Nancy must use her medical knowledge, surfing skills, and sheer willpower to survive against a predator that refuses to leave.
Blake Lively's committed physical performance — she performed many of her own water stunts and conveyed genuine pain and determination throughout — carried a film that was essentially a one-woman show. The confined setting and ticking-clock structure created sustained tension. The Shallows earned $119 million worldwide on a $17 million budget.
