Piranha

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Piranha

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Released Aug 20, 2010

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Spring break turns gory when an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric, carnivorous fish into Lake Victoria, a popular waterside resort. Local cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) must join forces with a band of unlikely strangers -- though they are badly outnumbered -- to destroy the ravenous creatures before everyone becomes fish food.

Critics Consensus

Playing exactly to expectations for a movie about killer fish run amok, Piranha 3-D dishes out gore, guffaws and gratuitous nudity with equal glee.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Piranha 3D is more funny than disgusting, even when screen fills with half-nude swimmers, bobbing like human dumplings in a roiling vat of borscht. This isn't just sick, it's clas-sick!

Rated: 2/4

Mar 29, 2011

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Seen with a group of friends and in a packed theatre it is doubtful that if this is your cup of tea you're not going to walk away ecstatic afterwards.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 27, 2010

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

If you're looking for signs of intelligent life -- well, did you really expect to find them in a remake of a Seventies B-movie anyway?

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The only shocking thing about the new movie from horror director Alexandre Aja is that it was released in theaters.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 9, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

It's a shame about the less than stellar CGI because aside from bad FX Aja's take on American Spring Break is amusing, utterly ridiculous and hilarious. Kudos to casting names like Rhames and Shue, but O'Connell steals this show.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 25, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Delightfully absurd and over-the-top in all the right ways, Piranha 3D makes for a fantastically self-aware horror comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 7, 2022

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Marshall

idc what anyone says this is such a fun movie. I loved it even more second time watching

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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Jim P

"Wa-ter laff(!)" Jaws meets Alien!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Yash B

"Piranha 3D" or the "Piranha" movie from 2010 if you watched it in 2D like myself, is trying to be an over-the-top and fun movie. I could see what it is trying to go for here and at times some of it almost worked. That being said there is a lot of filler in this movie that makes it kind of a boring watch and I found myself just waiting to end at one point. I could see how that if back in the day I saw it in 3D, that could have been a fun gimmick, but it is still a bad movie with really unbelievably bad special effects. Again, maybe looking bad is part of what the movie is going for, but I never could take it seriously. Overall, it is a bonkers horror movie with comedic elements that have some silliness that is enjoyable, but is mostly a chore to watch and kind of just gross and boring rather than scary or thrilling.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Luis Otavio F

I think the main purpose of this film is not to be taken seriously, because if it is taken literally, it is disgusting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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David H

Only good thing here is some high quality T and A.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Isha B

Piranha 2010 Comedy Horror Comedy Thriller and Comedy Mystery

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Synopsis

Spring break turns gory when an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric, carnivorous fish into Lake Victoria, a popular waterside resort. Local cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) must join forces with a band of unlikely strangers -- though they are badly outnumbered -- to destroy the ravenous creatures before everyone becomes fish food.

Director: Alexandre Aja
Producer: Mark Canton, Marc Toberoff, Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Screenwriter: Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Weinstein Company, Chako Film Company , Dimension Films
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language|Gore|Graphic Nudity|Strong Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 20, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS