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Dangerous Animals

2025Movie1 h 38 minR

HorrorThriller
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Metacritic656.2Rotten Tomatoes87%70%

A nerve-racking, thrilling horror movie about crime and everyday modern life.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you · you want something quiet and calm

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Story

You're safer in the water.

A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

Feels like

  • Survival Thriller
  • Psychological Horror
  • Oceanic Setting
  • Cat-and-Mouse Game
  • Desperate Escape
  • Predatory Antagonist
  • Intense Suspense
  • Visceral Dread
  • Shark Themed
  • Grisly

Cast

13 of 13

Crew

Directed by
Sean Byrne
Written by
Nick Lepard
Produced by
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Mickey Liddell, Chris Ferguson
Music by
Michael Yezerski

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Facts

June 5, 2025 · 1 h 38 min · R

Released
June 5, 2025
Runtime
1 h 38 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Strong Language
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
Australia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Budget
$2 million
Box office
$9 million
Available in
70 countries

Tropes

Evil Is Petty, Would Hit a Girl, Life-or-Limb Decision +9

  • Evil Is Petty
  • Would Hit a Girl
  • Life-or-Limb Decision
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters
  • It Began with a Twist of Fate
  • Dogged Nice Guy
  • Shown Their Work
  • Politically Incorrect Villain
  • Animal Motifs
  • Karmic Death
  • Not So Invincible After All
  • Villain with Good Publicity

12 of 58 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Dangerous Animals?"

Questions about Dangerous Animals

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Dangerous Animals?

HuluPhiloAMC+KanopyShudder

In the United States, Dangerous Animals streams on Hulu, Philo, AMC+, and Shudder, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 33 other countries.

Is Dangerous Animals worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 65). Critics rate it higher (76 out of 100) than audiences (65).

Will Dangerous Animals scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Dangerous Animals?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 2 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Was Dangerous Animals a box office hit?

Budget$2 million
Box office$9 million

Yes: it cost about $2 million to make and earned $9 million worldwide, 4.6 times its budget.

What tropes does Dangerous Animals use?

Evil Is PettyWould Hit a GirlLife-or-Limb DecisionHumans Are the Real MonstersIt Began with a Twist of FateDogged Nice GuyShown Their WorkPolitically Incorrect VillainAnimal MotifsKarmic DeathNot So Invincible After AllVillain with Good Publicityand 46 more

TV Tropes lists 58 tropes for it, including Evil Is Petty, Would Hit a Girl, and Life-or-Limb Decision.