
Movies that feel likeThe Meg (2018)
If you loved The Meg, the closest films we have are Deep Blue Sea (1999), Shin Godzilla (2016) and Colony (2026). All three share The Meg'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 The Meg hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

A genetically altered predator turns a research team's own hubris against them
The difference: A claustrophobic lab-facility siege, not an open-ocean prehistoric hunt

A colossal sea creature forces a scrambling response against overwhelming odds
The difference: A bureaucratic-satire kaiju story, not a scientist confronting his own past fears

Trapped survivors fight to stay alive as a horrific threat spreads unchecked
The difference: A viral outbreak containment story, not a deep-sea creature hunt

A well-intentioned creation turns catastrophically dangerous once unleashed
The difference: A domestic killer-doll thriller, not an oceanic megalodon hunt

Kinetic and cerebral in the same breath
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The same mix in both: dread, then unease
The difference: Easier on the momentum than The Meg

A desperate trek across the ocean floor races against a lurking threat
The difference: A disaster-triggered deep-sea trek, not a hunt for a single ancient predator

One person's isolated survival becomes a fight against a spreading threat
The difference: A solo apartment-siege virus story, not an oceanic monster hunt

A strike team faces a mutated menace unleashed by science gone wrong
The difference: A video-game Mars facility shootout, not an ocean-depths creature hunt

Characters held against their will must fight their way to freedom
The difference: A superhero-team origin story, not a deep-sea predator hunt

A hardened survivor makes a last stand against relentless mutated horrors
The difference: A post-apocalyptic zombie finale, not a single prehistoric ocean predator

Action built on momentum, twice over
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