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Bait

A Tsunami Just Flipped The Foodchain.

5.6(831)20121h 33m9

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

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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

Produced in

Singapore, Australia

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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

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    John Chard

    10/13/2015

    6/10

    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…

  • P

    Peter89Spencer

    5/17/2020

    7/10

    Not a bad Shark horror film, since Jaws. The Aussies never disappoint.

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    The Movie Mob

    10/21/2022

    6/10

    **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…

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    CinemaSerf

    2/10/2023

    5/10

    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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