Movie · 2026 · Horror, Thriller · 1h 24m · R · English
Curator score: 0.2/10 (222.2K ratings)
If the flood doesn't kill you...
Overview
When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.2/10
IMDb: 5.0/10
Letterboxd: 1.79/5
Metacritic: 48
TMDB: 6.1/10
Director
Tommy Wirkola
Production
Sony Pictures, Hyperobject Industries
Cast
Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen, Dante Ubaldi, Matt Nable, Andrew Lees, Sami Afuni, Tyler Coppin, Adam Dunn, Chai Hansen, Annabel Mullion, Bert LaBonté, Sian Luxford, Amy Mathews, Josh McConville, Aaliyah Nginyo, Akosia Sabet, Elijah Ungvary
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A hurricane-shark disaster premise should be pure pulp fun, but the execution lands closer to disposable streaming noise than a satisfying creature feature. The concept has enough camp appeal for curiosity viewing, yet the weak reception and joke-driven buzz suggest more chaos than craft.
Best for
Viewers who enjoy so-bad-it’s-absurd disaster-horror premises
Fans of shark movies who are mainly here for camp and spectacle
People looking for a low-commitment streaming watch with friends
Skip if
You want tight suspense or strong creature-feature craftsmanship
You’re hoping for serious horror atmosphere or emotional depth
You’re already tired of glossy, algorithmic Netflix-style genre filler
Overview
Thrash has the kind of premise that should practically sell itself: a coastal town, a category 5 hurricane, and sharks washed into the chaos. That setup promises a lean, nasty disaster movie with a creature-feature edge, and there’s an obvious B-movie appeal in watching nature and bad weather turn the shoreline into a feeding ground.
Worth noting
In practice, though, the response around it points to a film that leans hard on novelty and shock value without delivering much tension or invention. The jokes in the audience reaction are telling: people are reacting to the absurdity more than the scares, and the movie seems to inspire eye-rolls, meme energy, and “how is this real?” commentary rather than genuine dread.
Bottom line
Tommy Wirkola can be a playful genre filmmaker, but this one sounds more like a missed opportunity than a cult classic in the making. If you’re in the mood for a knowingly ridiculous shark movie, it may scratch that itch; if you want a smart, suspenseful, or especially memorable horror-thriller, there are better options elsewhere.
Top Letterboxd reviews
veik (1★) · 6223 likes
more like trash haha im so funny haha
Connor (0.5★) · 3969 likes
I hope Netflix gets arrested for this
🖖🏼jess (1.5★) · 3423 likes
this being abby lee miller’s second shark film
sara (3★) · 2918 likes
She should’ve thrown her rose toy in the water to distract the sharks