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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Anyone who has ever worn a wetsuit knows how incredibly buoyant they are. That's why diver wear weight belts, to counter the suit and the body's own natural buoyancy. The divers are shown ditching their belts early in their ordeal but at the end {{spoiler|Susan doffs her tank and life vest and ducks underwater, never to resurface and presumably drowning}}. This is impossible to do without a great deal of effort in a wetsuit.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Anyone who has ever worn a wetsuit knows how incredibly buoyant they are. That's why diver wear weight belts, to counter the suit and the body's own natural buoyancy. The divers are shown ditching their belts early in their ordeal but at the end {{spoiler|Susan doffs her tank and life vest and ducks underwater, never to resurface and presumably drowning}}. This is impossible to do without a great deal of effort in a wetsuit.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Susan, by the circumstances}}.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Susan, by the circumstances}}.
* [[Everythings Even Worse With Sharks]]: {{spoiler|the sharks eat one of them by the end}}
* [[Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: {{spoiler|the sharks eat one of them by the end}}
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Without this movie, other movies like ''[[Frozen (Film)|Frozen]]'', ''The Canyon'' and ''[[One Hundred and Twenty Seven Hours]]'' probably wouldn't've been made.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Without this movie, other movies like ''[[Frozen (Film)|Frozen]]'', ''The Canyon'' and ''[[One Hundred and Twenty Seven Hours]]'' probably wouldn't've been made.
* [[Hope Spot]]: When the boat crew realizes someone's been left behind and launches a rescue attempt. It looks like they're going to get there in time {{spoiler|to save Susan. They don't.}}
* [[Hope Spot]]: When the boat crew realizes someone's been left behind and launches a rescue attempt. It looks like they're going to get there in time {{spoiler|to save Susan. They don't.}}
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* [[Say Your Prayers]]: {{spoiler|A dying Daniel babbles The Lord's Prayer as he succumbs to his injuries}}
* [[Say Your Prayers]]: {{spoiler|A dying Daniel babbles The Lord's Prayer as he succumbs to his injuries}}
* [[Shout Out]]: The couple's surnames of Watkins and Kintner are those of the first and second, respectively, victims in ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]''.
* [[Shout Out]]: The couple's surnames of Watkins and Kintner are those of the first and second, respectively, victims in ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]''.
* [[Very Loosely Based On a True Story]]: The movie is based on the story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were lost at sea after being left behind by their diving boat. As no one knows exactly what happened, the "at-sea" scenes (which comprise the majority of the movie) have been inferred.
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The movie is based on the story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were lost at sea after being left behind by their diving boat. As no one knows exactly what happened, the "at-sea" scenes (which comprise the majority of the movie) have been inferred.


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