The Black Demon

"Nature bites back."

2023 1h 41m EN

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5.9

MID

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29%

ROTTEN

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3.7

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 733🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes★3.7IMDB · 10,582

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Synopsis

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Oilman Paul Sturges' idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.

“Nature bites back.”

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Cast

Josh Lucas
Paul Sturges
Fernanda Urrejola
Ines Sturges
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Chato
Venus Ariel
Audrey Sturges
Carlos Solórzano
Tommy
Jorge A. Jimenez
Junior
Raúl Méndez
El Rey
Héctor Jiménez
Chocolatito

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adrian Grünberg
Writers: Boise Esquerra, Carlos Cisco
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, Mexico, Dominican Republic

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Mexico, Dominican Republic.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adrian Grünberg, shot by Antonio Riestra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Josh Lucas and Fernanda Urrejola and Julio Cesar Cedillo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nature bites back.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adrian Grünberg directs. Antonio Riestra behind the camera. V. Manuel Medina cuts. Produced in United States of America, Mexico, Dominican Republic. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Mexico, Dominican Republic.
4Part of the "The Black Demon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Adrian Grünberg, shot by Antonio Riestra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor V. Manuel Medina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Josh Lucas and Fernanda Urrejola and Julio Cesar Cedillo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Nature bites back.".
9IMDB entry: tt10279472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "shark attack", "shark", "killer shark", "baja california".

The technical file

Cinematography: Antonio Riestra
Editing: V. Manuel Medina
Sound: Sandra Ramírez Aguilera
Stunt coordinator: Michael T. Brady
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Black Demon (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 3.7/10 · 10,582 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

The Black Demon Collection

Natural horror series about legendary giant sharks.

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Adrian Grünberg

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CinemaSerf2023-10-21
★ 4/10
Aw, come on. It's not that bad! It's just a poor cousin of one of the "Meg" movies, only with Josh Lucas trying to save the day rather than Jason Statham. He finds himself and his family trapped on a dilapidated oil rig off Baja, where they discover that a creature with a fin the size of a tennis court is marauding and it's peckish. Once safely ensconced on the installation, "Paul" discovers that most of the crew have skedaddled and those left are petrified of our huge great sea beastie. Worse still, they believe it has been sent by their gods as retribution for their plundering of the natural resources - and that they are all going to be tomorrow's ambergris. Now, to be fair to this CGI-fest, the ending is not quite as you might expect but the fact that the great fish seems huge enough to eat a bus at one stage then scared off by being kicked by a small child doesn't do too much for the credibility of this really, really quite sad indictment of where this once A-list actor has toppled to over the last decade. It hasn't really an original bone in any of it's bodies and it really is forgettable stuff that almost made me wish that I was the guy in the poster...

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