Bait (2012)

Name: Bait (2012)
Duration: 1 h 33 min

1hr 33m

1hr 33m
2.5/5 (4.1K)
73%

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Kimble Rendall

Producer:

Peter Barber, Chris Brown, Todd Fellman

Writer:

Russell Mulcahy, John Kim, Duncan Kennedy

Release Date:

Sep 14, 2012

Runtime:

1hr 33m

Synopsis

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.

Cast

Xavier Samuel
Sharni Vinson
Adrian Pang
Yuwu Qi
Alex Russell
Phoebe Tonkin
Martin Sacks
Alice Parkinson
Lincoln Lewis
Damien Garvey

Letterboxd User Reviews

2.5

RATINGS 23 FANS

2.5

Aug 30, 2018

This movie is iconic because this one girl cried after her dog more than after her boyfriend

363 Likes

Sylvia

Feb 3, 2026

I’ve been rewatching H2O: just add water & i got the sudden urge to rewatch Bait '2012’ 🦈🩸 i might be biased bc I’m Australian & this is an Australian shark horror but it’s been a favourite of mine since i was 11. The cast is so elite. It has Xavier Samuel, who i just…

189 Likes

𝔳𝔞𝔪𝔭𝔶𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔩🦇

Aug 14, 2018

wow this h2o episode looks dangerous

193 Likes

yel
Mar 22, 2024

A little shark movie that takes shark action and carnage to the city when a tsunami breaks into a coast city in Australia, leaving a few survivors stuck in a supermarket, fighting to make it out another day. Some will get torn apart, others will whine and complain, one or…

186 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Jul 11, 2026

I’ve had worse experiences at the supermarket. As I always say in this crowded genre: give me a decent looking shark that gobbles up a few humans and I’m a fan. A vast majority of the horde of recent entries are intentionally silly, presumably riding the wave of the…

81 Likes

Digital Press

Sep 7, 2020

This would have been much better if it were a secret H2O: Just Add Water movie, so it would be mermaids vs sharks

130 Likes

ZaraGwen
Apr 18, 2022

This was a bit of fun. So silly and ridiculous. The special effects in general were pretty bad. A lot of random Aussie actors that I couldn’t tell you the names of. A lot of stuff going on plot wise. It’d definitely not the worst shark movie I’ve seen though. So bad it’s…

108 Likes

Kylo

Jun 26, 2021

when are people who make this type of low budget horror movie going to realize that the characters literally dont matter! i dont care who was supposed to marry who, i dont care about who feels responsible for whose death. i care about the SHARK in the GROCERY…

104 Likes

cameron fetter

Jul 8, 2024

Well damn, this one's actually watchable, pretty good for a shark movie. I like the premise and the setting caused by the tsunami. Sharks in a supermarket is something I haven't seen before and the set they created is better than anything I expected going into a shark…

88 Likes

Acoucalancha

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nic liked

Bait

It’s another one of those extremely exaggerated shark movies, but I have such a soft spot for those, unfortunately 😅

🔥 😂 4 3Y

adolfo liked

Bait

H20 mermaids spotted but on another note this is one of the few shark movies I like all the survivors were actually enjoyable characters, glad they survived and I liked the whole tsunami bit with the shark coming into human territory this time.

🔥 2 1Y

valentine loved

Bait

honestly all shark movies are the same but different in their own little ways which is what makes them so entertaining. this one i was especially entertained because i really enjoy the natural disaster aspect they brought into the movie.

🔥 2 2Y
AmyMarlene liked

Bait

Honestly I thought this would be a really bad judging by the description but it’s actually pretty decent!

🔥 1 3Y

Allyson Osborne is "meh" on

Bait

Terrible graphics but still a fun time

🔥 1 2Y

Genevieve Boucher disliked

Bait

no way he tazed a shark

😂 1 2Y
Strange Girl liked

Bait

Umm wheres is Emma Gilbert? Great movie with funny scenes and bad graphics but that's what made this movie. Favorite scene is when we find Bully is still alive. (1-28-25)

1Y

Jesterofsorts liked

Bait

Had low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. CG parts sucked but any practical stuff was well done. As far as budget shark flicks go I’ve seen far worse

1Y

Sabrina Bondi disliked

Bait

Manages to find a unique way to subject victims to shark-infested terror, though its premise is about the only interesting part of the entire experience.

3Y