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The 25 shark movies streaming for free during Crackle’s Sharkfest

By Courtney Mroch

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 14: A general view of the atmosphere at Crackle Presents: Summer Premieres Event for originals, "Sequestered" and "Cleaners" at 1 OAK on August 14, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Crackle)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 14: A general view of the atmosphere at Crackle Presents: Summer Premieres Event for originals, "Sequestered" and "Cleaners" at 1 OAK on August 14, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Crackle) /
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Ah, July. Sun and sand reign supreme on many people’s minds, which makes it the perfect month for all things shark. Discovery sort of set the bar with its long-running Shark Week series of programming. But other places often get in on the act too. For instance, Shudder is releasing its original documentary Sharksploitation on July 21 this year. And Sharkfest is underway at Crackle, which is what we’re here to explore.

Crackle has all the movies starring a terrifying, toothy, finned apex predator of the ocean grouped under the “Shark Fest!” section on their site. I’m not sure if they’ll add any more, but so far, they’ve got 25.

Before we dive in to check them out, though, a word of caution. You won’t find popular shark hits like Jaws or The Shallows among the Sharkfest titles. However, there are lots of campy options, such as Sharknado and “versus” type movies (ie. Sharktopus vs. or Mega Shark vs.). There’s even a movie called Shark Week!

As far as the human stars of these shark movies, you’ll find plenty of unknown actors (with varying levels of talent), but also some recognizable names too.

For instance, Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) stars as an exotic species black market dealer who ends up working with a local cop to stop something he unleashed from eating the locals in Shark Lake.

Red Water brings together Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns), Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Coolio (Daredevil).

Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) stars in Megalodon, while Carmen Electra (Scary Movie) and Brooke Hogan (GLOW) light it up in 2-Headed Shark Attack.

Even Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers and Sleepy Hollow) made a shark horror movie you can see on Crackle during Sharkfest: Sharktopus Vs. Whalewolf.

Casper Van Dien starship troopers Sharkfest
American actor Casper Van Dien on the set of Starship Troopers, based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein, and directed by Paul Verhoeven. (Photo by TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) /

Sharkfest 2023 offerings on Crackle

Shark Lake 

Shark Killer 

Red Water 

Megalodon

Megalodon! Great White Codfather

2-Headed Shark Attack

5-Headed Shark Attack

Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre

Empire of the Sharks

Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark

Mega Shark vs. Kolossus

Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus

Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus

Shark Week

Planet of the Sharks

Shark Shock

Almost Sharkproof

Ice Sharks

Sharktopus Vs. Whalewolf

Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda

Ouija Shark

Blood Lake

Jurassic Shark

Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy

Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness

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