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Piranha

1978 ·1h 34m · ★ 6.0 (729)

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

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Director

Joe Dante Joe Dante
11 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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TMDB Keywords

animal attackanimal horrorb-horroreugenicsexperimentfishkiller fishpiranhareporterriversummer camptent campus army

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