Film · 1978 · Comedy · Horror · Mystery & Thriller

Piranha

Name: Piranha
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Science-Fiction
Released: 1978-08-03
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller

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Piranha fits what you've been watching (IMDb 5.9).

✦ Cerebral · Visually bold

The story

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

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Cast & crew

DIRECTOR

Joe Dante

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9 / 10

29k votes

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72%

Tomatometer

2.93 / 5

47k ratings · Letterboxd

TMDB

6 / 10

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Details

TypeFilm

GenreComedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Runtime1h 34m

RatedM

Release1978-08-03

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