Thrash
2026 · Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Original language: English
- horror
- thriller
The story
When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.
What it’s like
Murky floodwater, rain-lashed streets and the grey-green churn of a storm surge fill this film, with handheld camera work that keeps you close to the people wading through it. Palettes run cold and drowned: wet concrete, sodium-yellow emergency lights, flashes of lightning that strobe the water into sudden clarity. The sound is roaring wind, sheeting rain and water surging through debris, with a pounding synth-and-percussion score that rises whenever something moves beneath the surface. Pacing is relentless and jumpy, with brief pockets of breath between escalating set-pieces. Its vibe is frantic, drenched dread, best suited to a late-night watch with the lights low, or a gripping weekend thriller when you want to be kept on the edge of your seat. Intensity is high: frequent shark attacks with visible bloodshed, bodies pulled under, and sustained peril, though the tone stays more adrenaline than grim cruelty. Not for anyone wanting something gentle or calm. It suits viewers who enjoy creature-feature survival stories, disaster spectacle and a family-under-threat tension that rarely lets up.
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