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Movies that feel like Piranha 3D (2010)

If you loved Piranha 3D, the closest films we have are Crawl (2019), Jennifer's Body (2009) and Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020). All three share Piranha 3D's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

πŸ… 76% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alexandre Ajawittyplayfuldreadunsettling
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Crawl
2019 Β· dir. Alexandre Aja
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thriller

Alexandre Aja working the same nerve twice

The difference: Missing the wit of Piranha 3D

When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

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Jennifer's Body
2009 Β· dir. Karyn Kusama
πŸ… 47%β˜… 5.6horror Β· comedy

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.

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Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
2020 Β· dir. Bartosz M. Kowalski
πŸ… 67%β˜… 4.9comedy Β· horror

Both land dread and unease at once

Addicted to technology, a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2014 Β· dir. Jemaine Clement
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· horror

Witty comedy in both cases

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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Krampus
2015 Β· dir. Michael Dougherty
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.2horror Β· comedy Β· fantasy

One thread runs through both: creature

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Piranha 3D does

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

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The Hills Have Eyes
2006 Β· dir. Alexandre Aja
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.4horror Β· thriller

Alexandre Aja directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: None of the wit Piranha 3D is built on

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

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The Babysitter
2017 Β· dir. McG
β˜… 6.4comedy Β· horror

Horror built on play, twice over

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

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Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 Β· dir. Ruben Fleischer
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.7horror Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of dread, in both cases

Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.

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The Dead Don't Die
2019 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 55%β˜… 5.4comedy Β· drama Β· horror

Both lean on unease more than on horror

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Piranha 3D does

In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.

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Housebound
2014 Β· dir. Gerard Johnstone
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.7horror Β· comedy Β· thriller

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

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Better Watch Out
2017 Β· dir. Chris Peckover
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller Β· comedy

Playful horror, and it commits to that

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

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Happy Death Day 2U
2019 Β· dir. Christopher Landon
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· horror Β· science fiction

A streak of dread through both

Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

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