shark attacks

Defined the modern shark attack thriller with Jaws (1975), which established the template for creature-horror cinema and explored human vulnerability to primal nature.

Created 47 Meters Down (2017), a claustrophobic psychological thriller that examines survival instinct and terror through the lens of shark predation in confined spaces.

While not exclusively focused on sharks, his exploration of human fear, mortality, and conflict with nature in films demonstrates sophisticated engagement with primal threat narratives similar to shark attack themes.