Deep Water is the latest film from director Renny Harlin and the work of somewhere between four and six credited writers, including Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause, and Damien Power, for a film about the survivors of a plane crash in the south pacific having to further contend with sharks that want to eat anyone and everyone who puts their leg, arm, or head over and in the open water. Aaron Eckhart is first officer Ben, not to be confused with Ben Kingsley who is the pilot Rich. The supporting cast includes Li Wenhan and Zhao Simei as Sam and Lilly, two esports stars, Kate Fitzpatrick as grandmother Becky, Richard Croughley as gamer Matt, Molly Belle Wright as Cora and Elijah Tamati as Finn, young new stepsiblings separate from their parents, Ryan Bown as Declan and Kelly Gale as Jaya, Lakota Johnson as volatile sportsman Hutch, and Angus Sampson as colossal asshole Dan.
Timestamps:
- (0:05:19) Mindhunters (and some The Bricklayer)
- (0:23:58) Deep Blue Sea
- (0:40:11) Deep Water
- (1:41:50) Next week: Mortal Kombat II
Works Cited:
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (Renny Harlin, 1988)
- Bodies at Rest (Renny Harlin, 2019)
- Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin, 1993)
- Deep Blue Sea (Renny Harlin, 1999)
- Deep Water (Renny Harlin, 2026)
- Deep Water 2026 Movie Review: Renny Harlin Back in Shark-Infested Seas (David Ehrlich, 2026)
- Deep Water review: Aaron Eckhart fights off sharks in shallow plane crash thriller (Peter Sobczynski, 2026)
- 'Deep Water' Review: Aaron Eckhart in Renny Harlin Disaster Movie (David Rooney, 2026)
- 'Deep Water' Review: Renny Harlin's Double-Dip Disaster Movie (Owen Gleiberman, 2026)
- Die Hard 2 (Renny Harlin, 1990)
- Die Hard With a Vengeance (John McTiernan, 1995)
- Driven (Renny Harlin, 2001)
- Elementary (Rob Doherty, 2012-2019)
- Episode #140 - Mindhunters - No Such Thing As A Bad Movie - Apple Podcasts (2023)
- Exorcist: The Beginning (Renny Harlin, 2004)
- Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
- Forget Jaws. The Real Shark Movie to Beat Is Deep Blue Sea | WIRED (Brian Raftery, 2016)
- Hackers (Iain Softley, 1995)
- International Films Made by Disheartened Hollywood Blockbuster Directors, a list of films by Justin Decloux • Letterboxd
- Legend of the Ancient Sword (Renny Harlin, 2018)
- Mindhunter (Joe Penhall, 2017-2019)
- Mindhunters (Renny Harlin, 2004)
- Samuel L Jackson on shark thriller Deep Blue Sea: 'I've had many deaths – but everyone remembers this one' | Movies | The Guardian (Chris Boughton, 2025)
- Saw (James Wan, 2004)
- Skiptrace (Renny Harlin, 2016)
- The Bricklayer (Renny Harlin, 2023)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (Renny Harlin, 1996)
- The Strangers: Chapter 1-3 (Renny Harlin, 2024-2026)
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