

Bait
A Tsunami Just Flipped The Foodchain.
A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.
TMDB
5.6/10
831 votes
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Not rated yet
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $33.5M
- Box office
- $32.5M
- Language
- English
- australia
- drowning
- supermarket
- shark attack
- flooding
- gore
- tsunami
- survival
- shark
- flood
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Singapore, Australia
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR14 Sept 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1519 Apr 2013
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical20 Sept 2012
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical18 Oct 2012
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1619 Sept 2012
BrazilBR
- Theatrical7 Sept 2012
FranceFR
- Physical125 Jun 2013
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1611 Apr 2013
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1519 Apr 2013
ItalyIT
- Theatrical5 Sept 2012
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTR15+24 Aug 2013
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1620 Sept 2012
- Physical16DVD, Blu ray22 Jan 2013
- TV16Veronica14 Nov 2015
Frequently asked questions
Bait was released on 5 September 2012.
Audience reviews
4- J6/10
John Chard
10/13/2015
Sharkunami Gone Barmy! When a tsunami traps shoppers inside a coastal Australian supermarket, their survival prospects are reduced even further when Great White Sharks find their way into the area. It's as nutty as it sounds, a bonkers but wonderfully genius premise is played out with "B" movie heart and a smile on its face. Standard rules apply, there's a myriad of characters who are in need of redemption or r…
- P7/10
Peter89Spencer
5/17/2020
Not a bad Shark horror film, since Jaws. The Aussies never disappoint.
- T6/10
The Movie Mob
10/21/2022
**Bait isn't groundbreaking or particularly impressive but slightly edges out typical low-budget shark flicks with a creative setting.** Bait's concept and setting bear similarities to 2019's alligator thriller Crawl. A tsunami traps a small band of survivors in a flooded underground supermarket with hungry man-eating great whites. The quality doesn't rise to the level of The Shallows or Crawl, but it's pretty sol…
- C5/10
CinemaSerf
2/10/2023
Next time you hear that your local supermarket is having a snap sale - think twice! These folks found themselves shopping for eggs one minute, then they are trapped by an enormous tsunami wave where the aisles have swapped their wayward trolleys for an hungry great white shark. Fortunately, one of their number stuck atop the shelves is "Josh" (Xavier Samuel) who used to be a lifeguard. Now he works in the shop too, s…
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