The ””’47 Meters Down””’ film series consists of [[American cinema|American]]-produced standalone [[Survival film|survival]] [[List of natural horror films|natural]]-[[Horror film|horror]] movies.<ref name=”FilmSeries_JB”>{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/47-meters-down-the-wreck-cannes-market/|work=JoBlo|title=47 Meters Down: The Wreck will be launching its sales at the Cannes Market|author=Tangonan, EJ|date=2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”FilmSeries_CB.com”>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/47-meters-down-3-the-wreck-filming-release-date/|work=ComicBook.com|title=47 Meters Down 3 Confirmed to Be in the Works|author=Outlaw, Kofi|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”FilmSeries_FM”>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/shark-series-47-meters-down-to-become-a-trilogy-with-the-wreck/|work=Flickering Myth|title=Shark series 47 Meters Down to become a trilogy with The Wreck|author=Rogers, Matt|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> The series includes two released [[Movie theater|theatrical movies]], while a third feature film is in post-production. Based on characters created by [[Johannes Roberts]] and Ernest Riera, the plot of each installment follows a collection of characters who must work together in self-preservation to avoid being hunted by apex oceanic animals while taking part in different [[shark tourism]] activities.
The ””’47 Meters Down””’ film series consists of [[American cinema|American]]-produced standalone [[Survival film|survival]] [[List of natural horror films|natural]]-[[Horror film|horror]] movies.<ref name=”FilmSeries_JB”>{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/47-meters-down-the-wreck-cannes-market/|work=JoBlo|title=47 Meters Down: The Wreck will be launching its sales at the Cannes Market|author=Tangonan, EJ|date=2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”FilmSeries_CB.com”>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/47-meters-down-3-the-wreck-filming-release-date/|work=ComicBook.com|title=47 Meters Down 3 Confirmed to Be in the Works|author=Outlaw, Kofi|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”FilmSeries_FM”>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/shark-series-47-meters-down-to-become-a-trilogy-with-the-wreck/|work=Flickering Myth|title=Shark series 47 Meters Down to become a trilogy with The Wreck|author=Rogers, Matt|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> The series includes two released [[Movie theater|theatrical movies]], while a third feature film is in post-production. Based on characters created by [[Johannes Roberts]] and Ernest Riera, the plot of each installment follows a collection of characters who must work together in self-preservation to avoid being hunted by apex oceanic animals while taking part in different [[shark tourism]] activities.
Though the movies received mixed critical reception,<ref name=”Days_RT” /><ref name=”Weeks_RT” /> they were each considered financial successes by turning a profit at the box office.<ref name=”Part1_TN” /><ref name=”Part2_TN” /> The series has accumulated fans through the years since their release, earning a status of [[Cult film|cult classic]]s within their sub-genre of horror.<ref name=”CultClassic_SR”>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/johannes-roberts-interview-47-meters-uncaged/|work=ScreenRant|title=Johannes Roberts Interview – 47 Meters Down: Uncaged|author=Deckelmeier, Joe|date=August 23, 2019|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> Continued analyses from critics following their release, has given the movies ranking among the greatest [[Sharksploitation|shark movies]] of all-time by various sources. Such acclaim has been noted by a variety of sources which includes, but is not limited to: ”[[The Hollywood Reporter]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_THR”>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-shark-movies-ranked-jaws/open-water-2003/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=The 11 Best Shark Movies of All Time Ranked: From ‘Jaws’ to ‘The Meg’|author=Hibberd, James|date=June 27, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[IGN]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_IGN”>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/best-shark-movies|work=IGN|title=The 10 Best Shark Movies of All Time|author=Donato, Matt|date=March 18, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Valnet #Collider|Collider]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Collider”>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/best-shark-movies-last-50-years-ranked/|work=Collider|title=10 Greatest Shark Movies of the Last 50 Years, Ranked|author=Urquhart, Jeremy|date=June 13, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Vulture”>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-shark-movies-since-jaws-ranked.html|work=Vulture|title=The 13 Best Shark Movies Since Jaws|author=Phipps, Keith|date=June 21, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Entertainment Weekly]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_EW”>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/best-shark-movies-ranked-11757311|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Jaws is 50! Ranking the 19 best shark movies with the most bite|author=Nashawaty, Chris & James Mercadante|date=June 20, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[IndieWire]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_IW”>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-shark-movies/batman-aka-batman-the-movie-adam-west-burt-ward-1966-tm-and-copyright-20th-century-fox-fil/|work=IndieWire|title=The 15 Best Shark Movies: ‘Jaws,’ ‘Open Water,’ and More|author=Chapman, Wilson & Marcos Franco|date=July 8, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Comic Book Resources]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_CBR”>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/shark-movies-like-jaws/|work=Comic Book Resources|title=10 Terrifying Shark Movies That Are (Almost) as Good as Jaws|author=Pogue, Andrew|date=May 15, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Fangoria]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Fangoria”>{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/10-shark-movies-you-will-love-to-sink-your-teeth-into/|work=Fangoria|title=10 Shark Movies You’ll Love To Sink Your Teeth Into|author=Miller, Josh & Stephen Scarlata|date=July 20, 2023|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Forbes]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Forbes”>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/shark-movies/|work=Forbes|title=10 Great Shark Movies To Sink Your Teeth Into|author=Bean, Travis|date=August 2, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Screen Rant]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_SR”>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/best-killer-shark-movies-not-jaws-ranked/|work=ScreenRant|title=15 Best Killer Shark Movies, Ranked (That Aren’t Jaws)|author=Lethbridge, Tommy|date=February 10, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Syfy]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_SF”>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/shark-attack-movies-jaws-47-meters-down-shallows-meg-sharknado|work=Syfy|title=The 8 best shark attack movies, ranked|author=Grebey, James|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> ”[[JoBlo.com|JoBlo]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_JB”>{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/the-best-shark-movies-ever-made/|work=JoBlo|title=The Best Shark Movies Ever Made|date=July 30, 2025|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> and ”[[Bloody Disgusting]]”.<ref name=”SharkMovies_BD”>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/sponsored/3576219/jaws-47-meters-best-shark-themed-horror-films/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=From ‘Jaws’ to ’47 Meters Down’: The Best Shark-Themed Horror Films|author=Navarro, Meagan|date=August 15, 2019|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”SharkMovies_BD2″>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/sponsored/3725650/the-six-scariest-shark-moments-in-horror/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=The Six Scariest Shark Moments in Horror|author=Navarro, Megan|date=August 1, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref>
Though the movies received mixed critical reception,<ref name=”” /><ref name=”” /> they were each considered financial successes by turning a profit at the box office.<ref name=”Part1_TN” /><ref name=”Part2_TN” /> The series has accumulated fans through the years since their release, earning a status of [[Cult film|cult classic]]s within their sub-genre of horror.<ref name=”CultClassic_SR”>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/johannes-roberts-interview-47-meters-uncaged/|work=ScreenRant|title=Johannes Roberts Interview – 47 Meters Down: Uncaged|author=Deckelmeier, Joe|date=August 23, 2019|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> Continued analyses from critics following their release, has given the movies ranking among the greatest [[Sharksploitation|shark movies]] of all-time by various sources. Such acclaim has been noted by a variety of sources which includes, but is not limited to: ”[[The Hollywood Reporter]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_THR”>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-shark-movies-ranked-jaws/open-water-2003/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=The 11 Best Shark Movies of All Time Ranked: From ‘Jaws’ to ‘The Meg’|author=Hibberd, James|date=June 27, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[IGN]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_IGN”>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/best-shark-movies|work=IGN|title=The 10 Best Shark Movies of All Time|author=Donato, Matt|date=March 18, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Valnet #Collider|Collider]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Collider”>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/best-shark-movies-last-50-years-ranked/|work=Collider|title=10 Greatest Shark Movies of the Last 50 Years, Ranked|author=Urquhart, Jeremy|date=June 13, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Vulture”>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-shark-movies-since-jaws-ranked.html|work=Vulture|title=The 13 Best Shark Movies Since Jaws|author=Phipps, Keith|date=June 21, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Entertainment Weekly]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_EW”>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/best-shark-movies-ranked-11757311|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Jaws is 50! Ranking the 19 best shark movies with the most bite|author=Nashawaty, Chris & James Mercadante|date=June 20, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[IndieWire]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_IW”>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-shark-movies/batman-aka-batman-the-movie-adam-west-burt-ward-1966-tm-and-copyright-20th-century-fox-fil/|work=IndieWire|title=The 15 Best Shark Movies: ‘Jaws,’ ‘Open Water,’ and More|author=Chapman, Wilson & Marcos Franco|date=July 8, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Comic Book Resources]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_CBR”>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/shark-movies-like-jaws/|work=Comic Book Resources|title=10 Terrifying Shark Movies That Are (Almost) as Good as Jaws|author=Pogue, Andrew|date=May 15, 2025|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Fangoria]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Fangoria”>{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/10-shark-movies-you-will-love-to-sink-your-teeth-into/|work=Fangoria|title=10 Shark Movies You’ll Love To Sink Your Teeth Into|author=Miller, Josh & Stephen Scarlata|date=July 20, 2023|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Forbes]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_Forbes”>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/shark-movies/|work=Forbes|title=10 Great Shark Movies To Sink Your Teeth Into|author=Bean, Travis|date=August 2, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Screen Rant]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_SR”>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/best-killer-shark-movies-not-jaws-ranked/|work=ScreenRant|title=15 Best Killer Shark Movies, Ranked (That Aren’t Jaws)|author=Lethbridge, Tommy|date=February 10, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2025}}</ref> ”[[Syfy]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_SF”>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/shark-attack-movies-jaws-47-meters-down-shallows-meg-sharknado|work=Syfy|title=The 8 best shark attack movies, ranked|author=Grebey, James|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> ”[[JoBlo.com|JoBlo]]”,<ref name=”SharkMovies_JB”>{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/the-best-shark-movies-ever-made/|work=JoBlo|title=The Best Shark Movies Ever Made|date=July 30, 2025|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref> and ”[[Bloody Disgusting]]”.<ref name=”SharkMovies_BD”>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/sponsored/3576219/jaws-47-meters-best-shark-themed-horror-films/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=From ‘Jaws’ to ’47 Meters Down’: The Best Shark-Themed Horror Films|author=Navarro, Meagan|date=August 15, 2019|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=”SharkMovies_BD2″>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/sponsored/3725650/the-six-scariest-shark-moments-in-horror/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=The Six Scariest Shark Moments in Horror|author=Navarro, Megan|date=August 1, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2025}}</ref>
