Our take
Thrash is rated R for bloody violent content, grisly images, and language. A Category 5 hurricane floods a South Carolina town and brings bull sharks into the streets. People are torn apart in bloody attacks, cars crash, and a pregnant woman gives birth during the flood. Foster children face neglect from cruel caretakers, a teen with anxiety pushes through panic, and profanity runs throughout. Short, loud, and graphic, aimed at horror fans, not kids
Uplifting themes
Survivors pull together, and the story nods to climate-driven storms getting more dangerous Dakota and marine biologist Dale put others first despite their own fear Brief climate-science talk frames the storm, but the sharks are pure movie fantasy
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Story (may spoil tone)
When a catastrophic hurricane slams a coastal town, stranded residents must survive rapidly rising waters swarming with ravenous sharks.
Details
Violence Shark attacks, drownings, car crashes, and flood destruction fill this…
Shark attacks, drownings, car crashes, and flood destruction fill this short disaster thriller
Language Strong profanity includes the f-word, s-word, and insults during panic…
Strong profanity includes the f-word, s-word, and insults during panic and chase scenes
Sex / nudity A labor scene includes intimate medical talk and examination, not roman…
A labor scene includes intimate medical talk and examination, not romance or nudity
Drugs / alcohol A teen has a Xanax prescription. Beer appears in a home fridge
A teen has a Xanax prescription. Beer appears in a home fridge
Frightening Hurricane flooding, shark jump scares, and trapped-in-water peril stay…
Hurricane flooding, shark jump scares, and trapped-in-water peril stay intense throughout
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse Three foster siblings are neglected, underfed, yelled at, and left in d…
Three foster siblings are neglected, underfed, yelled at, and left in danger by abusive caretakers
Bullying / discrimination Cartoonishly cruel foster parents mistreat the children they are paid t…
Cartoonishly cruel foster parents mistreat the children they are paid to protect
Gore / death / weapons Victims lose limbs and are torn apart in bloody, close-up shark-feeding…
Victims lose limbs and are torn apart in bloody, close-up shark-feeding set pieces
Dangerous behaviour Characters wade through floodwater and improvise weapons during a monst…
Characters wade through floodwater and improvise weapons during a monster storm
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Dakota's anxiety, agoraphobia, and panic attacks are major to the plot…
Dakota's anxiety, agoraphobia, and panic attacks are major to the plot and her heroism
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Dakota still lives in her recently deceased mother's house, which fuels…
Dakota still lives in her recently deceased mother's house, which fuels her fear of leaving
Talk after watching
- The movie opens with climate-change talk about storms getting stronger. How much of the disaster feels like real science versus movie exaggeration?
- Dakota has anxiety and agoraphobia after her mother's death but still helps others survive. What does courage look like when fear does not go away?
- The foster parents eat steak while the kids get Wonder Bread. How does the film use 'deserving' victims in a horror story?
- Lisa gives birth during a shark attack. Why do disaster movies put the most vulnerable people in the worst danger?
- Does graphic shark violence make the survival themes stronger, or just harder to watch?