Lake Placid (1999) movie poster

Lake Placid

1999 ·1h 22m · ★ 5.9 (1,234)

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

Why it matters
7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
73
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
Creature

Content Warnings

Animal Harm

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

animal attackanimal horrorbear attackb-horrorcampfirecrocodilecrocodile attackdecapitationdeputydivinggiant crocodilelakemainepaleontologistremotescientistsevered headsevered toesherifftoothtorso cut in half

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