The Devil's Mouth
NZ release: 29 July 2026
Horror scenes Rated on: 26 August 2026
What’s it about?
A survival thriller where five college friends are trapped in an underwater cave system with a bull shark.
The facts
- Directed by Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare)
- Starring Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve loved Before), Tommi Rose (Sweet Magnolias), Nico Hiraga (Booksmart), and Gavin Casalegno (The Summer I turned Pretty)
- English language
- Runtime: 104 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Horror scenes
We see characters thrashing in the water as the shark attacks them from below. We see the shark emerge from the water to grab a character in its mouth. The character feeds the shark a limb from a previous victim.
A bull shark stalks and attacks characters trapped in underwater caves.
A character is stung all over her body by a swarm of jellyfish.
A character becomes trapped underwater and drowns.
A dead turtle appears with half its body missing.
Offensive language
There is occasional use of coarse language such as “sh*t” and “ass”.
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