Cold Fish vs The Shallows

Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for The Shallows). The Shallows is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 26m. Cold Fish is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cold Fish posterCold Fish2011 VS The Shallows posterThe Shallows2016
Cold FishThe Shallows
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.3/10
Year20112016
Length2h 26m1h 26m
GenresCrime, Drama, Horror, ThrillerDrama, Horror, Thriller
Country––
DirectorSion SonoJaume Collet-Serra
Main castDenden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki MiuraÓscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, Blake Lively, Janelle Bailey, Sedona Legge

Synopsis

Cold Fish

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.

The Shallows

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

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