Piranha

R

Released Aug 20, 2010

1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

74%

133 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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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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Bubble0sevem G

Movie seems to rely on tits and ass as even that side can't save this piece of garbage

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Beatriz

ESSE FILME É UMA OFENSA AO CINEMA, NÃO SERVE NEM PARAR RIR E SÓ FOCA EM PEITOS E BUNDA O FILME TODO!! ESSE ROTEIRO FOI FEITO POR UM ADOLECENTE QUE NUNCA BATEU PUNHETA NA VIDA E A DIREÇÃO É A MESMA COISA , ERA MAIS FACIL VER XVIDOS

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Gaming U

One of horrors blatant money grab remakes

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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David W

Great cast (although most are limited to cameo parts) and a more than decent killer fish B-movie. Some decent gore, special effects and plenty of gags. Enjoyed this horror comedy much more than I expected to. Kids shouldn't be watching this anyway but just in case be warned that there's quite a lot of boobs on show.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Gabriel V

Piranha 3D is a movie I hate. It's a movie for wankers, man, what a garbage movie. I can't enjoy it, the acting is terrible, the piranhas aren't scary at all, the protagonist is unbearable, those kids are boring, that adult movie by that director I forgot his name annoys me (adult movie inside that movie), I can't understand why the critics like it. I end my opinion with a score of 5/10.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Alexandre Aja

Director

Elisabeth Shue

Julie Forester

Adam Scott

Novak

Jerry O'Connell

Derrick Jones

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Deputy Fallon

Jessica Szohr

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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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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

For most of Piranha 3D, Aja skates along the line separating satire/camp from horror without straying into the realm of outright parody.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 31, 2010

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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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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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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
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Alix Taylor, Louis G. Friedman, J. Todd Harris, Chako van Leeuwen
Screenwriter: Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Weinstein Company, Chako Film Company , Dimension Films
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Some Drug Use|Language|Gore|Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity)
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS