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| Director: | Andrew Traucki | 
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| Writer: | Andrew Traucki | 
| Staring: | 
| A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef. | |
| Release Date: | May 15, 2010 | 
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| Director: | Andrew Traucki | 
| Writer: | Andrew Traucki | 
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 
| Keywords | boat, boat accident, underwater, shark, great white shark, animal horror, absurd, ambivalent, ridiculous | 
| Production Companies | Lightning Entertainment, Screen Australia, Screen NSW, ProdigyMovies, Mysterious Light | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Damian Walshe-Howling | Luke | 
| Zoe Naylor | Kate | 
| Adrienne Pickering | Suzie | 
| Gyton Grantley | Matt | 
| Kieran Darcy-Smith | Warren | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Rafael May | Music | 
| Sheldon Wade | Makeup Designer | 
| Drew Bailey | First Assistant Director | 
| Francis Lambert | Unit Medic | 
| Christine Williams | Production Coordinator | 
| Doug Bayne | Visual Effects | 
| Michael Blake | Visual Effects | 
| Duncan Jones | Location Manager | 
| Che McGuinness | Marine Coordinator | 
| Adam Head | Production Design | 
| Adam Connelly | Foley Editor | 
| Madeleine Overett | Costume Standby | 
| Shahane Bekarian | Visual Effects | 
| Luis Bran | Second Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Zane Kamat | Data Wrangler | 
| Gordon Jones | Marine Coordinator | 
| George Turnure | Foley Artist | 
| Sandy McLennan | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Jake Brown | Boom Operator | 
| Daniel Ardilley | Director of Photography | 
| John O'Connell | Sound Recordist | 
| Annabelle Johnson | Assistant Editor | 
| Rhys Nicholson | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Biatta Czerkies | Assistant Accountant | 
| Benedict Paxton-Crick | Script Supervisor | 
| Andrew Neil | Sound Designer | 
| Bill McGuire | Visual Effects | 
| Andrew Gardiner | Construction Manager | 
| Earle Dresner | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Simon Christidis | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Andrew Traucki | Writer, Director | 
| Anousha Zarkesh | Casting | 
| Andy Wright | Dialogue Editor | 
| Stephen Davis | Script Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Michael Robertson | Producer | 
| Andrew Traucki | Producer | 
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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 yo ... u 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.