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Piranha

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Piranha

R

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.

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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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Audience Member

Kelly Brook was 90% of the reason I liked this movie, but overall the acting and CGI was not terrible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Sharnice S

honesly the movie is pretty fire but even though i am sixteen i am really squimish and movie is great if u looking for some reeeeally graphic shii, againn very graphic plus the plot is a tad shallow otherwise its not bad bjt not exctaly my fav

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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CARMINE SEBASTIAN D

BUONISSIMO FILM HORROR (NON GUARDATE IL SEGUITO)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Gilmar S

É muito bom esse filme, porque é violento, sangrento e muito divertido!😍💖💖😂🤣

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Gabriel M

Um filme divertido e bem feito para um filme B

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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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: Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Marc Toberoff, Grégory Levasseur
Screenwriter: Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Chako Film Company , Dimension Films, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Weinstein Company, Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I)
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use|Language|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

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