Tracing the thread…
Defined the shark attack thriller genre with Jaws (1975), creating the archetypal cinematic exploration of human vulnerability to predatory nature.
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo SpainDirected 47 Meters Down (2017), a claustrophobic thriller that intensifies psychological terror through shark attack scenarios in confined underwater spaces.
Christopher Nolan United KingdomWhile not exclusively focused on sharks, explores primal human fear and survival against overwhelming odds in ways that resonate with shark attack narratives.