Movies Like Piranha

If you liked Piranha (1978), a horror movie directed by Joe Dante, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
2
Alligator (1980)
★ 6/10Also horror
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a…
3
Marshmallow (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his…
4
Primate (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
College student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must…
5
Becky (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.
6
Jaws (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also horror
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the…
7
Rogue (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the…
8
Just Before Dawn (1981)
★ 6/10Also horror
In the Oregon mountains, a pair of hunters encounter a machete-wielding killer in an abandoned church. Meanwhile, five campers arrive to examine some property one of them has inherited but are warned by the forest…
9
Wilderness (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they must fight for survival.
10
The Burning (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a…
11
The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
12
Planet Terror (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors…
13
Dangerous Animals (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
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.
14
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★ 6/10Also horror
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more…
15
River of Blood (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Four kayakers take the wrong river into a jungle inhabited by a tribe of merciless cannibals.
16
Doctor X (1932)
★ 6/10Also horror
A wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.
17
Friday the 13th (1980)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
18
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also horror
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
19
The Sacrament (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a…
20
The Blob (1988)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.