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Shark (1998)

Shark poster
Original title
Great White
Directed by
Zac Reeder
Genre
action film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A great white shark terrorizes swimmers off the coast of New Jersey in 1916. The film follows the attacks as people struggle to survive and authorities try to stop the shark.

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What happens

Great White (alternatively called Shark) is a 2000 horror film written and directed by Zac Reeder. The film is based on the 1916 shark attacks in New Jersey. The film's title was changed to Shark for the first United States home video release, but was kept the same internationally. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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