Deep Fear(2023)
2023 · Marcus Adams · 84 min
A solo trip aboard a yacht takes a terrifying turn when a woman encounters three drug traffickers clinging to the shattered remains of a boat. They soon force her to dive into shark-infested waters to retrieve kilos of cocaine from the sunken wreck.
Horror · Thriller · Action · Mystery
5.3222 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Deep Fear scares
Deep Fear mixes shark-attack panic with a hostage-style crime setup, so the danger comes from two directions at once: the water below and the people on the boat. It leans on quick shocks and sudden attacks rather than slow dread, with the tension staying pretty surface-level and physical. There's blood and peril, but it plays more like a fast, trashy thrill ride than something that stays with you. Good for people who want a chaotic shark movie with some crime-thriller flavor mixed in, not deep scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Deep Fear rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A tense setup gives way to steadily mounting danger that builds into a frantic, high-pressure back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Deep Fear?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Deep Fear rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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