The Reef

"Pray that you drown first."

2010 1h 28m EN

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5.6

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79%

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5.8

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 619🍅79%Rotten Tomatoes★5.8IMDB · 21,530

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Synopsis

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A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

“Pray that you drown first.”

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Cast

Damian Walshe-Howling
Luke
Zoe Naylor
Kate
Adrienne Pickering
Suzie
Gyton Grantley
Matt
Kieran Darcy-Smith
Warren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Traucki
Writers: Andrew Traucki
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Reef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by Daniel Ardilley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Damian Walshe-Howling and Zoe Naylor and Adrienne Pickering carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Pray that you drown first.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1320291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Traucki directs. Daniel Ardilley behind the camera. Rafael May scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "The Reef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by Daniel Ardilley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rafael May. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Damian Walshe-Howling and Zoe Naylor and Adrienne Pickering carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Pray that you drown first.".
8IMDB entry: tt1320291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "boat", "boat accident", "underwater", "shark".

The technical file

Cinematography: Daniel Ardilley
Original score: Rafael May
Production design: Adam Head
Makeup / hair: Sheldon Wade
Sound: Andrew Neil
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Reef (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 21,530 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 nomination

Part of

The Reef Collection

A series of natural horror films about human encounters with sharks.

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Andrew Traucki

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Tejas Nair2020-10-17
★ 6/10
I can't say that The Reef is a perfect, realistic shark movie but it comes very close. It is also the first one I have seen so far where humans are bare in the water and not supported by a boat (Jaws (1975)) or a cage (47 Meters Down (2017)), for instance. It keeps the suspense throughout, making you guess a shark entry here or a panic attack there. Decent performances by the cast and a swift screenplay, The Reef will make for a good late-night watch with the family. (Grade B-). TN.

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