Under Paris (2024)
Film · Action, Horror
Stream itif you enjoy high-concept B-movies that trade scientific logic for relentless pace and urban destruction.
A propulsive and high-concept creature feature that reimagines Paris as a hunting ground for a prehistoric predator. It is a popcorn flick that prioritizes spectacle and frantic pacing over realism, delivering a fun, B-movie thrill ride at a grand scale.
What it is about
In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.
Trailer
What Under Paris is like, and who it is for
What it is like to watch
Watching this film is a frenetic and increasingly absurd experience. It moves quickly from a sombre, atmospheric opening into a full-throttle disaster spectacle. The tone is surprisingly earnest, playing its ecological warnings straight even as the scenarios become more outrageous. The tension is built through claustrophobic underwater sequences and the contrast between the historic, sun-drenched Parisian landmarks and the bloody chaos lurking just beneath the water's surface.
Who it is for, and who should skip it
This is for viewers who want a slick, modern creature feature and can tolerate a fair amount of 'movie logic' regarding biology and physics. It is ideal for those who enjoyed the scale of recent shark blockbusters but prefer a grittier, European aesthetic. You should skip this if you require realism or find heavy-handed environmental messaging grating. The honest caveat is that the human characters are quite thin, serving primarily as shark fodder or plot devices.
The right evening for it
It suits a loud Friday night in with a large screen and the volume turned up. It is best enjoyed when you are in the mood for pure escapism that does not demand much intellectual heavy lifting.
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How Under Paris leaves you
One line on the mood it ends on, with no plot. Some people count that as a spoiler, so it stays hidden until you ask.
You will likely feel a sense of cynical amusement at the sheer scale of the carnage, left with a lingering, slightly unsettled wariness of city waterways.
How Under Paris ends
Spoilers. The whole ending, in a few lines. Nothing shows until you ask and then confirm.
The film ends with the military opening fire on Lilith during the triathlon, despite warnings that unexploded shells lie on the riverbed. The gunfire and the shark's movements trigger a massive chain reaction of underwater explosions that destroy several bridges and cause a catastrophic tsunami, completely flooding central Paris. Sophia and Adil are left stranded atop a building in the middle of the deluge, surrounded by Lilith and the juvenile sharks that survived the blast.
The end credits suggest that Sophia's fears of global colonisation have come to pass. Lilith and her parthenogenic offspring have proliferated throughout the major river cities of the world, including London, New York, Bangkok, Venice and Tokyo, apparently taking over the planet's waterways.
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Stills
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The Shallows (2016)
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Under Paris soundtrack
Music by Alex Cortés, Anthony d'Amario and Edouard Rigaudière
Questions people ask
- Is Under Paris an epic film?
- Yes. On Watchlist Boosted it is tagged Epic, with a tense streak. A propulsive and high-concept creature feature that reimagines Paris as a hunting ground for a prehistoric predator. It is a popcorn flick that prioritizes spectacle and frantic pacing over realism, delivering a fun, B-movie thrill ride at a grand scale.
- How long is Under Paris?
- Under Paris runs 102 min and was released in 2024.
- Where can I watch Under Paris in Australia?
- In Australia, Under Paris is included with Netflix (all plans).
- Who composed the music for Under Paris?
- The music for Under Paris is by Alex Cortés, Anthony d'Amario and Edouard Rigaudière.
- Is Under Paris worth watching?
- Stream it: if you enjoy high-concept B-movies that trade scientific logic for relentless pace and urban destruction. IMDb users rate it 5.2 out of 10 from 37,895 votes, Rotten Tomatoes gives it 63%, Metacritic 57 and TMDB users 5.9.
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