
Movies that feel likeMeg 2: The Trench (2023)
If you loved Meg 2: The Trench, the closest films we have are Shin Godzilla (2016), Deep Blue Sea (1999) and Colony (2026). All three share Meg 2: The Trench's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991).
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If Meg 2: The Trench hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Meg (2018)

The same preoccupation in both: kaiju
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both are working the same pair: shark, animal horror
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1990s show

Kinetic and cerebral in the same breath

Both land dread and unease at once
The difference: Trades the momentum of Meg 2: The Trench for an angle of its own

Both keep coming back to the same thing: kaiju

Kinetic action in both cases

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

The same two preoccupations: deep sea, and underwater
The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Meg 2: The Trench does

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases

Science fiction built on unease, twice over

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Cerebral horror in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Meg 2: The Trench does
In the mood for more kinetic?
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