Thrash (2026)
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A coastal town faces a deadly double threat when a Category 5 hurricane brings a swarm of hungry sharks into the flooded streets.
The story
As a Category 5 hurricane, Henry, approaches the coastal town of Annieville, South Carolina, several individuals find themselves trapped by the impending disaster. Dakota, a woman struggling with agoraphobia, remains in her home, while a heavily pregnant woman named Lisa becomes stranded in the town. Simultaneously, three siblings are forced to seek shelter with their unprepared foster parents. When the storm surge destroys the town's sea wall, it causes the area to flood and releases a tanker truck's contents, drawing a swarm of hungry sharks into the inundated streets, creating a desperate struggle for survival for those caught in the path of the storm.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the coastal town of Annieville, South Carolina, the arrival of Category 5 hurricane Henry triggers a catastrophe. Dakota, suffering from agoraphobia, stays in her home while Lisa, who is heavily pregnant, becomes trapped in the town. Nearby, siblings Dee, Ron, and Will are sheltered by their foster parents, Billy and Rachel. The storm's surge destroys the sea wall, flooding the town and releasing animal blood from a tanker truck, which attracts a swarm of sharks. Dakota rescues Lisa and brings her to her home. Meanwhile, Billy and Rachel are attacked by bull sharks; Rachel is killed, and Billy is mauled. Billy and the siblings eventually use dynamite to clear the house of sharks before the siblings flee. Outside, Dakota finds a rowboat as Lisa goes into labor. Lisa gives birth in the water, and Dakota is rescued by her uncle Dale, a marine researcher, who arrives by boat. Dale rescues both women and the newborn baby as a large shark named Nellie eliminates the remaining predators. As they escape, Dale's colleague discovers another hurricane approaching the coast.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 86
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tommy Wirkola
- Writers
- Tommy Wirkola · writer
- Cast and characters
- Phoebe Dynevor · Lisa; Whitney Peak · Dakota; Djimon Hounsou · Dr. Dale Edwards; Matt Nable · Billy Olsen; Andrew Lees · Joe Sprinkle; Alyla Browne · Dee; Stacy Clausen · Ron; Dante Ubaldi · Will
- Genres
- survival thriller; science fiction action; action; horror; monster; natural horror
- Themes
- survival; maternal protection
- Tone and mood
- tense; dangerous
- Setting
- Annieville, South Carolina during a Category 5 hurricane.
- Premise and plot tags
- natural disaster; shark attack; survival
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 14
- Production trivia
- The title was previously known as Beneath the Storm.
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