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- DirectorJohn LafiaStarsAlly SheedyLance HenriksenRobert CostanzoA genetically engineered dog escapes from the science facility where it was created. A family takes it in unaware of its deadly instincts which soon emerge. The scientist who created the dog tries to find it before its too late.Tibetan Mastiff. USA
Girl is murdered in first few minutes by an animal. Quint = Lance Henriksen angry with the local authorities about their inaction - DirectorHarry KerwinWayne CrawfordStarsWayne CrawfordJason EversRoberta LeightonLittle coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.Barracuda. USA
Big Chemical tries to hush the story of pollution causing fish to attack people - DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsSusan GeorgeHugo StiglitzAndrés GarcíaTwo shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.Tiger shark. Mexico
No naked woman, swimming alone, shark attack until 35mns in, but a serial killer shark. More of a 70's lets-not-fall-in-love yaught-sex love triangle film than Jaws is - DirectorWilliam GreféStarsRichard JaeckelJennifer BishopBuffy DeeA Vietnam veteran with a psychic connection to sharks discovers their exploitation by the local aquarium and begins an underwater reign of terror to avenge them. The movie action scenes were shot using real sharks.Mako sharks controlled by the shark telepathy of a scuba diver. USA
Horrid. And odd - DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard HarrisCharlotte RamplingWill SampsonA hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.Killer Whale, USA
Awesome orca revenge film! - DirectorLamberto BavaStarsMichael SopkiwValentine MonnierGianni GarkoA marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.Shark with tentacles. Italy
Minimal amount of the monster until the end. Some poorly explained side plot with breasts and murder.
Very underrated (at 2/10) - DirectorSergio MartinoStarsBarbara BachClaudio CassinelliMel FerrerTourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.Alligator. Italy
Camera angles of below the alligator attacking a boat. Awful close shots of different styrofoam monster attack up close.
Absolutely underrated. - DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsGregory HarrisonArkie WhiteleyBill KerrAs a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.Wild boar. Australia
Excellent! Scenes right out of Jaws, most notably the protagonist on a wooden perch as the monster attacked - DirectorJeong-won ShinStarsKwon Bum-taekYoo-i HaJang Hang-seonA black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.Wild boar. South Korea
Dumb but fun SK monster movie clearly inspired by American movies - DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDee WallaceDaniel Hugh KellyDanny PintauroCujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.Rabid dog. USA
Worth revisiting - DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonJack WardenWill SampsonAt the closing of 1874 a haunted, dying Wild Bill Hickok teams up with a grieving Crazy Horse to hunt a murderous albino buffalo.Buffalo. USA
First half is a western then turns into Jaws - DirectorLarry FessendenStarsBonnie DennisonDaniel ZovattoJon OrsiniSix high school seniors celebrating in the middle of a lake find themselves trapped on a rowboat due to a man-eating fish.Giant fish. USA
Quality horror that makes shark and piranha movies look over produced and childish - DirectorJeffrey BloomStarsDavid HuffmanMarianna HillBurt YoungSomething is attacking and killing people on the beach. David and Mariana, old friends, search for clues where they played as kids to uncover the mysterious creature.Unknown species of worm like creature with a flower bud mouth a la Tremors. USA
Attacks are slow at first then increase. First scene jacks Jaws - DirectorEd HuntStarsTom BresnahanCynthia PrestonDavid GaleA psychologist with an increasingly popular TV show brainwashes his audiences using a giant living brain. A mischievous high school student is sent to the psychologist's institute, and becomes determined to expose him.Giant Brain. Canada, USA
Stalks the main character until the end and is blown up in similar fashion - DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsJames FranciscusVic MorrowMicaela PignatelliJames Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.Great white shark Italy
Brody clone Quint clone Mayor Vaughn clone Same ending! - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray HamiltonPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
- DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindaleA giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van PeeblesChief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.
- DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsMichael GarfieldKim TerryPhilip MacHaleKiller slugs on the rampage in a rural community.Slugs. USA
Same opening. Concerned town trying not to spread a panic. Brody/Scientist are one character Gory Underrated - DirectorJoe DanteStarsBradford DillmanHeather Menzies-UrichKevin McCarthyWhen flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.Piranhas. USA
- DirectorDavid HacklStarsJames MarsdenThomas JanePiper PeraboTwo estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.Grizzly bear. USA Billy Bob Thornton is experienced, hardened hunter (Quint)
- DirectorIsaac GabaeffStarsBrooke ButlerCleo BerryCynthia MurellAfter an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over twenty-somethings awake to a beating sun, and a seemingly carnivorous beach that devours anything with a heartbeat that touches the sand.Sand. USA
Warning: Jamie Kennedy - DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsStan IvarWendy SchaalLyman WardAfter a member of a geological research team who was sent to Saturn's largest moon: Titan crashes their spacecraft into a space station, another team is sent to Titan to investigate, not knowing the terror that awaits them.Genetically created hybrid shark/dophin Peter Benchley story. Kim Cattrall. Pops from Poltergeist
- DirectorJerry DuganStarsDolph LundgrenSara Malakul LaneLily Brooks O'BriantA local sheriff, Meredith Hendricks, makes it her mission to capture the "animal" and bring the exotic animal collector to justice.Shark. USA Similar. does not show shark until latter part of film. "Everybody get out of the water!" Motive for hunting the shark. Dumbass on ski-jet with bag of meat talking about luring in the shark for a paycheck. <-Premise isn't set up
Bad kill scenes and bad CG sharks. In a perfect world, Dolph Lundgren would have played the shark - DirectorAdriano StuartStarsHélio SoutoDionísio AzevedoMaurício do Valle"Jaws" spoof. The title means "Cod". A terrible monster threatens the beach season: the cod from Guinea. To catch the fish, local authorities count on the expertise of a Portuguese oceanographer, a fearless fisherman and baits made with Amália Rodrigues's records.Big fish. Brazil
Parody - DirectorOvidio G. AssonitisStarsJohn HustonShelley WintersBo HopkinsA mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.Octopus. Italy/USA
Fish point of view. Dead body jump scare early in the movie. Fish pulling keg under the water (for some reason). Back of the boat broken open by animal attack. Vacationing families and local government politics and intervention. Quinn. Frantic mother screaming for her missing son on the beach. Drunk friendship building dialogue on a boat.
Cheap, but not bad. Excellent Ennio Morricone-style music - DirectorLarry CohenStarsDavid CarradineMichael MoriartyCandy ClarkNYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.Dragon. USA
Preys on humans and their heads. Town panics - DirectorBrandy BerryStarsJohn BobekDonnabella MortelZoë BellA new take on the classic story of a group of twenty-something kids' weekend of terror at the lake house.CG alligator, US Opening scene is Jaws.
Horrible - bad relationship drama - DirectorJames Cullen BressackStarsShannen DohertyJason BrooksZack WardAfter chomping through the fish population, thousands of starved lampreys begin attacking the citizens of a sleepy lake town, and the community scrambles to stay alive.Lampreys, US Brody clone Mayor Vaughn clone
1. Mayor needs the fish population to grow to attract summer tourist fishing income 2. Running out of the water in a panic after an attack 3. Wildlife experts heavily suggesting shutting down the lake and the mayor refuses to take that action
-Asylum - DirectorJohn GulagerStarsDanielle PanabakerVing RhamesDavid HasselhoffAfter the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.Pirahna, US
1. Attack scene at night involving a dock opens film 2. Another attack scene on dock 3. Water park's business is jeapardized by attacks 4. Lifeguard (Brody) camera zooming into background behind his head (multiple times (is parody)) - DirectorAntoine BlossierStarsGrégoire ColinFrançois LevantalFred UlyssePREY tells the story of Nathan (BEAU TRAVAIL'S Gregoire Colin) who is at a countryside retreat for a Fall family reunion that he expects to be particularly stormy. Claire, his wife, has to announce her pregnancy and there are tough decisions that need to be made to prevent the family's pesticides business from closing down. But on the first night that the family gathers, a terrorized deer mysteriously attacks Claire's father. The men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reasons for the animal's odd behavior. Carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the men in the family, Nathan soon discovers that hunting season is not over yet. Now they've become the prey. Marking the debut film for Antoine Blossier, PREY brings together a special effects team from some of Hollywood's best films.Wild boars. France
Film opens with an attack not showing the monster. A family bands together to find and kill it, but it shows overwhelming hostility and dominance - DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsLee MajorsKaren BlackMargaux HemingwayJewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.Pirahna Italy
Attacks start slow but increase. Fish not actually shown attacking until 54 mns in - DirectorMichael PetersonStarsPasquale PillaArielle CezanneHarrison MatthewsA giant alien mosquito-type insect is drawn to earth from the CO2 pollution in search of blood. Del, a government agent, loses loved ones to the creature and is on a personal vendetta while the Dr. Kempler is captivated by it and attempts to help the creature cleanse the earth.Tentacled alien monster. USA
Behaves like Jaws at the beginning - DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJason StathamBingbing LiRainn WilsonA group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.Beginning has the adventurous music when they set out to hunt with Quinn. This is repeated.
Boat is a character and followed by the shark
When the shark goes down the first time, a sound similar to but lighter is played
Fun at the beach attack scene - DirectorJim MallonStarsMark JacobsLisa Jane ToddPatrick DanzDuring a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook.Slasher film where the victim is snagged by a fishing lure and drug into the water.
1. Similar stalking method from the lure. 2. This is the biggest tourist day of the year and we can't have people staying at home over one possible death 3. Grizzled, war veteran Quinn like character who educates about and foreshadows the villain - DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsCho Jae-hyunJae-Hong AhnJeon Moo-songA woman forms a twisted bond with a homeless violent thug who prevented her suicide.Crocodile USA
Monster shown more towards the end - DirectorChris SunStarsNathan JonesBill MoseleyJohn JarrattIn the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before. Now coming face to face with the giant bloodthirsty killing machine, teens on a hiking trip will have the beast in order to en its reign of terror.Boar Australia
See Razorback above. Similar boardroom/ bar meeting discussing how to take down the monster - DirectorStewart RaffillStarsMichael MadsenPeter TuinstraSherry EdwardsA huge man-eating crocodile terrorizes people near Krabi, Thailand. A hunter stalks the beast, while a local tries to blame a foreign crocodile-farm owner for the crocodile's rampage.Crocodile
5/10
Girl is grabbed and ran through the water while the same tense music plays. Michael Madsen shows up as the town Quint - DirectorJon HessStarsJoseph BolognaDee WallaceRichard LynchA giant alligator makes a city lake his new feeding ground and must be stopped before he breaks out into the surroundings.Alligator
1. The mayor has a large and lucrative construction area finishing and is not going to close the opening day because of some alligator attack. One alligator attack
2. A special crocodile hunter is called but fails with a demise akin to Quinn's
3. Very jaws-themed music plays as the croc invades the opening fair - DirectorFabrizio De AngelisStarsRichard Anthony CrennaPietro GenuardiJohn HarperA group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.Crocodile
Opening scene has jaws theme with first person view from attacker in the water. Boat is thumped up against. Very strong Jaws vibes everywhere - DirectorRaffaele DonatoJoe D'AmatoStarsFrank BaroniCort McCownKeith KelschSeveral young men have to stop an ancient native American evil in the form of a killer shark which is attacking a small beach community.Great White Shark
Mediocre American shark attack event that kinda wants to be Jaws.
After two shark attack deaths, why does Janis want to swim? Oh, because her boyfriend won't leave his wife. But he will watch the attack from his pickup, then speed away.
Jaws inspired: Someone needs to get eaten every 20 mns, they blow up the shark at the end - DirectorZhaosheng HuangStarsChloe ZhaoTao HuangHong ShuangDue to changes in ocean currents, shark activity appeared near a certain diving area, but the traces are unknown. The hungry shark is ready to move, waiting for an opportunity to start a merciless killing. Doctor Shen Xin was invited.Great White Shark
4/10
POV shark cam! Same ending with an explosive gas tank. - DirectorBruce GellerStarsBen JohnsonMichael ParksPaul HechtThe festive fun of the annual Mardi Gras celebration is brought to a halt when a swarm of African killer bees escape from a foreign freighter.Bees USA
6/10
Mardi Gras is coming up and the mayor does not want this killer bee story getting out to the locals. There's a Quint and Brody there. Kind of.
Looks made for TV.
Actual line, "Them's not the bees you were looking for" - DirectorWorth KeeterStarsEarl OwensbyBill GribbleRobert BloodworthA pack of Rottweilers, bred and trained by the U.S. military to kill humans, escape to ravage the peaceful mountain resort town of Lake Lure. It is up to the local sheriff to protect his small community.Rottweiller pack USA
Dogs attack single victims without showing you antagonist until halfway through. There is a town hunt/search party - DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsKathryn WittWilliam SteisLaura BanksHunters become the hunted when illegal dynamite disturbs the ageold slumber of a carnivorous lizardman. Resort owner Angela, joins forces with Sheriff Keefer to save tourists from the beast's path of death.Carnivorous Lizardman USA
A mysterious creature is killing the dynamite fishers and the owner of an Hawaiian resort does not want to scare off the tourists