The Devil's Mouth

"Paradise has an appetite."

2026 1h 46m EN

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Synopsis

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A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.

“Paradise has an appetite.”

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Cast

Kathryn Newton
Sara
Lana Condor
Max
Nico Hiraga
James
Gavin Casalegno
Greg
Tommi Rose
Adrienne
Tayme Thapthimthong
Wat
Sahajak Boonthanakit
Captain
Harrison Luna
Ryan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writers: Aja Gabel, Myung Joh Wesner, Jeff Wadlow
Languages: English, Thai
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by James Kniest. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sean Albertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor and Nico Hiraga carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Paradise has an appetite.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36958312 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeff Wadlow directs. James Kniest behind the camera. Bear McCreary scores. Sean Albertson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Thai.

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Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.
3Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by James Kniest. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sean Albertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor and Nico Hiraga carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Paradise has an appetite.".
8IMDB entry: tt36958312 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "cave", "animal attack", "thailand", "survival".

The technical file

Cinematography: James Kniest
Original score: Bear McCreary
Editing: Sean Albertson
Production design: Alec Hammond
Costume design: Kelli Jones
VFX supervisor: Wesley Sewell
Stunt coordinator: Alan D'Antoni
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Devil's Mouth (2026)

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Sierbahnn2026-07-29
★ 5/10
It's quite clever to put a shark movie in a dark cave. It does save a lot on the effect budget when you don't have to show the main antagonist with any degree of clarity. The characters are fun enough, even though they aren't very engaging, and they all get picked off one by one by a very angry fish just doing fish things. What I did like about this is that the fish isn't actually malicious or supernatural or vindictive, it just does fish things and that's pretty cool. For a cave movie this doesn't rate very high and as a shark movie, it doesn't rate much higher. It isn't a bad movie, but it isn't really all that special.
HaremCinema2026-07-29
★ 4/10
More of a Public Service Announcement or maybe an After School Special than this is a real movie review. I'm not going to say "Don't Watch This Movie' because, if you picked up a watery, Teen-Chop-A-Thon like this then I think you'll probably be perfectly satisfied with watching this flick. I'm writing this 'advisory' because I wish someone had done the same kindness for me. It would have saved me the sour taste this left in my mouth. You see, the first half of The Devil's Mouth is above average when it comes to this kinda movie. That's what made the second half hurt so much. If the first half hadn't spent the time developing real characters with some depth, characters that were actually interesting, then the disappointment of the second half wouldn't have been so.....well, sourly disappointing. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad movie. It starts with some teens who can keep your attention with their shrieking & screaming & fleeing in terror. That's why we watch these movies, right? But the second half pulls the ol' bait n' switch on us. SPOILER WARNING! It shifts from a bunch of victims desperately fleeing, trying to escape & stay alive, it changes into a 'let's fight that shark!'.....why? Look, if you've ever been trapped in a cave system with a vexed bull shark, & which of us hasn't? then you know the choice to go fistacuffs with an apex predator on it's home turf is just a dumb idea. Wow is it dumb. Anyhoo, enjoy the first half but know what's coming. I honestly believe that this warning will improve your viewing experience as you won't feel duped like I did. I genuinely hope this helps you. If it did, please let me know.