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Playing with Sharks

2021 95 min English PG-13
Wubly rating 7.4 IMDb rating 7.5

Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the real sharks for Jaws and famously wore a chainmail suit, using herself as shark bait, changing our scientific understanding of sharks forever.

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Sally Aitken Director · Caitlin Yeo Composer

Worldwide gross $61K · United States release July 23, 2021 · Produced in Australia

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$61,404

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National Geographic

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WildBear Entertainment

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National Geographic Documentary Films

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Australia

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English

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English

Release dates

United States · January 29, 2021

Premiere · Sundance Film Festival

Australia · June 5, 2021

Theatrical · Australian Sydney Premiere

United States · July 23, 2021

Digital · Disney+

Australia

June 17, 2021 · Theatrical

July 23, 2021 · Theatrical

Austria

July 23, 2021 · Digital

Brazil

July 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+

Canada

July 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+

France

July 23, 2021 · Digital

Germany

July 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+

Switzerland

July 23, 2021 · Digital

United Kingdom

July 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+

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