I have to hand it to Warner Bros. for their genius idea to open Meg 2: The Trench — director Ben Wheatley’s follow-up to the 2018 creature feature, The Meg — on the 2023 movie release schedule so soon after Shark Week. It surely got audiences pumped to see Jason Statham take on more prehistorically large, sharp-toothed sea-dwellers, even though they probably did not need any further incentive.
Considering how common galeophobia (fear of sharks) is, it is no question why shark movies already make up a pretty good chunk of the best horror movies of all time — with some being favored as earnest and truly frightening thrillers, while others are beloved for being entertainingly cheesy. We cover everything under the sun (or under the water, we should say) in our following showcase of picks for the best shark movies streaming online right now — starting with the predecessor to the genre’s latest outing.
