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Piranha 3D

2010·Movie

·1h 28min·R·

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

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A , horror movie: .

Good for friends night · party vibe · teens

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There's something in the water.

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.

Splatter Horror ComedyB-Movie PasticheCampy FunGore-FestLow-Stakes ThrillsRetro HomageGrotesque HumorMindless Entertainment

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Produced by:

Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Marc Toberoff

Composed by:

Michael Wandmacher

Sequels and Prequels

Piranha 3D

58

Piranha 3DD

26

Media

Questions about Piranha 3D

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Piranha 3D?

In the United States, Piranha 3D streams on fuboTV, Paramount+, MovieSphere+, and Howdy, and it is free with ads on Plex. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 42 other countries.

Is Piranha 3D worth watching?

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 53). Critics rate it higher (65 out of 100) than audiences (52).

Is there a sequel to Piranha 3D?

Piranha 3D (2010)
Piranha 3DD (2012)

Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Piranha 3DD (2012).

Will Piranha 3D make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly dark humor (7 of 10) and slapstick (6 of 10).

Will Piranha 3D scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more gruesome than scary: grotesque is rated 7 of 10, scares 5.

Was Piranha 3D a box office hit?

Budget$24 million

Box office$83 million

Yes: it cost about $24 million to make and earned $83 million worldwide, 3.5 times its budget.

What tropes does Piranha 3D use?

Red Is HeroicWham LineBittersweet EndingHeroic SacrificeAdmiring the AbominationUncertain DoomBuxom Beauty StandardNude Nature DanceAsshole VictimCelebrity SurvivorPaddleball ShotCruel and Unusual Deathand 71 more

TV Tropes lists 83 tropes for it, including Red Is Heroic, Wham Line, and Bittersweet Ending.