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Piranha 3DD

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11% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 22% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Though it was once a wholesome, family-oriented attraction, a water park owned by Chet now features a nudist pool and aquatic strippers. Chet's daughter, a marine biologist named Maddy, is unhappy about the changes but is powerless to stop the grand reopening. However, when a school of ravenous, prehistoric piranha migrate over from nearby Lake Victoria, Maddy must somehow prevent the park's patrons from becoming fish food.
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It strains to up the gore and self-awareness of it predecessor, and -- despite some game celebrity cameos -- the result is a dispiriting echo of 2010's horror-comedy.

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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times Jun 4, 2012
3/5
Tacky and intermittently entertaining is all"Piranha 3DD"sets out to be, and that is all this playfully graphic horror-comedy sequel accomplishes. Go to Full Review Kyle Anderson Entertainment Weekly Jun 2, 2012
D+
The first half of the film merely treads water in anticipation for the eventual bloodbath, and once the teeth start gnawing, it's just one laborious machination after another to get to the end of the movie, which stops without much of a resolution. Go to Full Review Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter Jun 2, 2012
With most of the running time devoted to setting up and over-explaining the premise, mayhem gets short shrift. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 24, 2023
2/5
The previous film was surprisingly delightful, with those successes being totally absent from this follow-up. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Dec 2, 2020
4/10
The gore is a bit limited at first, while the computer-animated chompers still look terribly fake, but the over-the-top violence soon supplements the routine nakedness. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 20, 2020
1.0/4.0
The film also features gratuitous cameos from the likes of Gary Busey being Gary Busey and, in a more extended cameo, David Hasselhoff being David Hasselhoff. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jesse M @Midnitekrawlr Aug 22, 2026 More cheese & sleaze. See more bruce C @bruce999 Aug 3, 2026 movie lacks believability, especially from the actors. the director needs to take notes from the movie 'jaws' See more Marilou C @RT15408870 Apr 15, 2026 It's AWFUL, I had my hopes so high after the second one. I wanted to see the adults piranha and more original deaths and selfishness. Instead this movie is just a porno! You couldn't watch it 5 minutes without seeing a dick or boobs?! Its supposed to be a horror movie but there's was more bad jokes than blood? There was so little death it felt like a kid movie with bad adult jokes. Im truly disgusted by this movie, beside we saw a character that was in the first movie but he barely had any development. He was a hero and now he's a legless man holding a gun like his dick. It ruined my favorite movie, shame on the director and everyone who agreed to make this movie. The only people who would enjoy watching this are horny teenage boys or grow ass men that still live at there mother house with no career plans. See more Elliott L. @GreenBeans Feb 1, 2026 I mean there is only one reason why you watch this movie. I would have loved to go to that water park. The most stiffy boy movie ever, but a classic :) See more Alexander S @RT61935749 Oct 20, 2025 Piranha 3DD takes the bite out of the fun. The original film was a tasty blend of horror and humor, but the sequel is a mess of absurdity, leaving a sour taste. Grading: D- See more Tommy D @Thomas005 Oct 18, 2025 This sequel is a parody of the first. Boring and terrible acting See more Read all reviews
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John Gulager

Director

Danielle Panabaker

Maddy

Matt Bush

Barry

David Koechner

Chet

Chris Zylka

Kyle

Katrina Bowden

Shelby

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Synopsis Though it was once a wholesome, family-oriented attraction, a water park owned by Chet now features a nudist pool and aquatic strippers. Chet's daughter, a marine biologist named Maddy, is unhappy about the changes but is powerless to stop the grand reopening. However, when a school of ravenous, prehistoric piranha migrate over from nearby Lake Victoria, Maddy must somehow prevent the park's patrons from becoming fish food.
Director
John Gulager
Producer
Mark Canton, Marc Toberoff, Joel Soisson
Screenwriter
Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, Joel Soisson
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Mark Canton, IPW
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$370.9K
Runtime
1h 23m
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