Movies Like Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda

If you liked Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014), a horror and science fiction movie directed by Kevin O'Neill, 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
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
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…
2
Splice (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
Elsa and Clive, two rebellious young scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the…
3
The Fly (1986)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and…
4
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
5
Clayface (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
Matt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt…
6
Leviathan (1989)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic…
7
Splinter (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…
8
Alligator (1980)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
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…
9
The Brood (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and science fiction
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
10
The Kindred (1987)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's…
11
Assimilate (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
12
The Thing (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as…
13
Scanners (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and horror
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
14
Alien: Romulus (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also horror and science fiction
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
15
Megaboa (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
On a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
16
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment…
17
Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…
18
Mimic (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This…
19
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and science fiction
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
20
Year 10 (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
After the fall of civilization, the few survivors have been driven to cannibalism. A young man must confront a violent tribe that has murdered his father and stolen the medicine that keeps his girlfriend alive.