Something in the Water(2024)
2024 · Hayley Easton Street · 86 min
After lesbian couple Meg and Kayla split following a traumatic homophobic incident, their three friends are intent on mending the rift during the wedding of Lizzie at a paradise resort. But a pre-wedding boat excursion turns to disaster and the wedding breakfast is likely to be the five girls!
Thriller · Horror
5.6329 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Something in the Water scares
There's a constant sense of being trapped and exposed once the group ends up stranded in open water, with nowhere to hide and no way to call for help. The scares come from sudden shark attacks and the panic of treading water while something circles below, more than from any slow creeping dread. It leans into fun, trashy thrills rather than anything that will actually haunt you afterward. This is a pick for people who want a quick, silly, blood-in-the-water thrill ride rather than a heavy watch.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Something in the Water rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 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 slow, sun-soaked hangout stretch gives way to a sudden jolt into sustained, wave-like danger that keeps crashing back in through the finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Something in the Water?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Something in the Water rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. 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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