Dangerous Animals

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Dangerous Animals

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Released Jun 6

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When Zephyr, a rebellious surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

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Critics Consensus

Stuffed to the gills with memorable shocks and a thrillingly unhinged heel turn by Jai Courtney, Dangerous Animals will be irresistible chum for horror aficionados.

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Dangerous Animals and an unhinged Jai Courtney make a killer splash in the shiver of shark movies, proving that, in the right hands, cheese can swim a long way.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Jai Courtney delivers the performance of his career in Dangerous Animals…

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 24, 2025

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Director Sean Byrne and cinematographer Shelley Farthing-Dawe give “Dangerous Animals” a welcome and unexpected look that’s pretty.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 23, 2025

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Sinister even when it’s slyly winking at its audience, it’s a satisfying meal of tasty horror cheese.

Jun 15, 2025

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Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Dangerous Animals is gory and, at times, terrifying, though it slacks sustained tension. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 15, 2025

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Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

...'Dangerous Animals' follows a script that navigates familiar waters - the crazy kidnapper, the traumatized final girl - that, as soon as one is in summer mode, reaches a safe harbor.[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2025

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

Sean Byrne creates a clever menu of hungry, killer sharks eager to eat... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Aug 14, 2025

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Jason B

Possibly the best shark horror movie ever made. A tense psychological thriller with reasonably intelligent antagonist and protagonist.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Rob

Fun low budget horror thriller! Loved the Australia setting!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Brian

I was satisfied and appreciated this movie, because of the following: dark characterizations, unrelenting suspense, heavy emotional interplay amongst the characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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jennifer h

Bad ass movie what a twist on the term serial killer!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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AMANDA D

Surprisingly awesome summer thriller!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Mr. Hollywood

Better than I thought but overall theres nothing new you havent seen before in the kidnap movie genre. Difference here is sharks are involved so I guess there is something new. Worth a watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Synopsis

When Zephyr, a rebellious surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

Director: Sean Byrne
Producer: Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson
Screenwriter: Nick Lepard
Distributor: IFC Films / Shudder
Production Co: LD Entertainment, Brouhaha Entertainment, Range Media Partners, Oddfellows Entertainment
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Brief Drug Use|Language|Sexuality|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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