Horror fans are left ‘yelling at the TV screen’ over anxiety-inducing 47 Meters Down

Horror fans are wrestling with fear after watching the shark survival movie 47 Meters Down.

The thriller, starring Claire Holt and Mandy Moore, first came out in 2017 and has seen a new wave of viewers since it was released on Netflix.

In the film, Mandy plays Lisa, a woman who goes shark diving in Mexico with her sister, only to have their protective cage detached from the boat that was taxiing them.

They are surrounded by a pod of great white sharks and have a limited supply of oxygen in the suspenseful thriller.

Her sister Kate in the film is played by Australian actress Claire Holt, best known for her role in The Vampire Diaries.

The film, directed by Johannes Roberts, also spawned a 2019 sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, and the two films have grossed more than $100 million worldwide.

Fans took to Twitter after seeing the movie for the first time and shared their shock and admitted they were too scared to ever go into the ocean again.

They wrote, “This gives me anxiety. I am far too claustrophobic to ever swim through a hollow cave. My asthma wouldn’t even allow me to wear a diving mask that long. #47metersdown

‘It’s safe to say I’m a big wimp when it comes to scary jumpy shark movies #screamed #squealed #jumped #cantdealwiththesetypesoffilms #47metersdown’; ‘ So… the youngest wanted to watch #47metersdown. I am no longer relaxed. Anxiety is at 110. This fuels all my big water fears. Why did I agree to this? I should have stayed in my bed and watched weird VC Andrews movies!’

‘Horror movies don’t scare me that much, but 47 Meters Down has me hiding behind a pillow’; ‘couldn’t have paid me to perform in 47 feet down idc if it’s fake’; ’47 Feet Down on Netflix was pretty good. Just a constant reminder of why I never go diving or snorkeling’;

“I don’t think I’ll ever swim in a blue hole. 150 feet down with no cage ruined me’; “47 feet down with no cage got me here yelling at the TV screen”;

‘Jaws always gets the credit (it was great back then) but to me The Shallows and 47 Meters Down surpass it as the best shark movies out there’; “It’s such a cheesy movie, but 150 feet down I had shaky knees outside the theater afterwards. I was shocked’.

Despite being terrified by a large number of viewers, 47 Meters Down has proven to be divisive, earning a 52 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Oh dear: In the film, Mandy plays Lisa, a woman who goes shark diving in Mexico with her sister, only to have their protective cage detached from the boat that was taxiing them

Shocked: Fans took to Twitter after seeing the movie for the first time and shared their shock, admitting they were too scared to ever go into the ocean again

During its release, lead actress Claire said, “We’ve been very lucky with this movie to portray strong female characters, they’re the heroes of this movie.”

Describing the grueling filming process, Mandy added, “We spent eight hours a day underwater for eight weeks.

“I don’t think either of us was prepared to surface over lunch and be so exhausted.”

The 2019 sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, has only a 45 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but features a new generation of Hollywood royalty, starring Corinne Foxx and Sistine Stallone.

The rising stars teamed up 16 years after their respective fathers Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone starred together in the 2003 gambling drama Shade.

Corinne, Sistine, Brianne Tju and The Book Thief star Sophie Nelisse play four teenage girls who go diving for an adventure, only to discover they are not alone underwater.

Nepo Babies: The 2019 sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, features a new generation of Hollywood royalty, starring Corinne Foxx and Sixtine Stallone