Our take
Fear Below is an R-rated thriller about divers salvaging a sunken car from a river while a aggressive bull shark closes in. Dialogue includes frequent s-word exclamations, bloody-road panic, knockout talk, and shoot-her-when-she-surfaces threats. Claustrophobic creature survival for older teens and adults
Uplifting themes
Team survival instinct appears, but predator dread overwhelms uplift Crew members try to protect one another under attack
Story (may spoil tone)
A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Shark attack peril, knockout talk, and shoot-when-she-surfaces threats
Shark attack peril, knockout talk, and shoot-when-she-surfaces threats
Language Frequent s-word outbursts during river panic and salvage stress
Frequent s-word outbursts during river panic and salvage stress
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Not-man-enough-to-buy-a-beer taunt in crew banter
Not-man-enough-to-buy-a-beer taunt in crew banter
Frightening Aggressive bull shark stalking and drowning peril dominate the thriller
Aggressive bull shark stalking and drowning peril dominate the thriller
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Bloody-road imagery and gun threat; gore likely moderate for R creature…
Bloody-road imagery and gun threat; gore likely moderate for R creature thriller
Dangerous behaviour River salvage under shark threat is extreme fantasy, not a real plan
River salvage under shark threat is extreme fantasy, not a real plan
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Salvage work looks routine until nature intervenes. What safety rules matter in water?
- Team panic spreads fast under predator threat. Who kept thinking clearly?