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Piranha

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76% Tomatometer 131 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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 Mar 29, 2011
2/4
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! Go to Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Aug 27, 2010
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Aug 26, 2010
2/5
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? Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12, 2025
4/5
Makes no effort to pretend it's anything it's not: an outrageous creature feature with buckets of blood and bikini babes. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Aug 9, 2023
1/4
The only shocking thing about the new movie from horror director Alexandre Aja is that it was released in theaters. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Apr 25, 2022
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marshall May 30, 2023 idc what anyone says this is such a fun movie. I loved it even more second time watching See more Ashequl I @Tofa13 Sep 27, 2026 How to make a good Piranha movie? You have to have a thrilling, gritty story, a great CGI team, and a great screenplay. Nah, you don’t need any of that. You just need 40 minutes of porn, 20 minutes of overacting, 15 minutes of bad CGI, and some illogical Final Destination-level violence that just doesn’t make any sense. My 90 minutes are just lost. I think I just watched the worst movie of my life. How the hell is this movie getting a 5.5 on IMDb and a 53 score on Metacritic? I think I’m mad, or the people who literally liked this thing are. See more mark G @Mark_Alan_G. Sep 22, 2026 If you make a top 10 list of escapist fun movies, this is on it. This is very entertaining and moves quickly. Yeah it's a little raunchy, and has some gratuitous violence, but it's still a good time See more Jesse M @Midnitekrawlr Aug 20, 2026 Quality cheese & sleaze. See more Mathew V. @theonlymtv Jun 21, 2026 Piranha 3D is a fun, fast-paced horror movie with solid energy and entertaining acting. The scenes are wild, gory, and exciting from start to finish. See more Mickey B. @Mickerdoo May 3, 2026 Comedy, gore and women. What more could you want from the genre? Even has some big hitters in the cast. I get the appeal. See more Read all reviews
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Alexandre Aja

Director

Elisabeth Shue

Julie Forester

Steven R McQueen

Jake Forester

Adam Scott

Novak

Jerry O'Connell

Derrick Jones

Jessica Szohr

Kelly

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Movie Info

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 (Gore|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Use)
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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