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Plot Summary:
The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of Puerto Vallarta.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, scary, suspense, absurd, natural horror, retro, mockbuster, horror comedy, cult classic, hilarious
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6-Headed Shark Attack (2018)
Plot Summary:
What is supposed to be a marriage boot camp on a remote island turns into the ultimate test for survival when a 6-headed shark starts attacking the beach. Trapped with minimal weapons they try to fight off the shark, but quickly discover that no one is safe in the water or on land.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, absurd, rough, serious, psychotronic
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Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a mad scientist mixes the genes of a killer whale and a wolf, it creates the Whalewolf, and it's up to Sharktopus to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, psychotronic, humorous, suspense, natural horror, retro, mockbuster, weird
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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Plot Summary:
The new installment of the Sharknado franchise takes place 5 years after Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! There have been no Sharknados in the intervening years, but now they’re appearing again in unexpected ways.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: absurd, parody, captivating, semi serious, retro, mockbuster, horror comedy, natural horror, psychotronic, spoof
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3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
Plot Summary:
The world’s greatest killing machine is three times as deadly when a mutated shark threatens a cruise ship. As the shark eats its way from one end of the ship to the next, the passengers fight the deadly predator using anything they can find.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, captivating, disturbing, intense, natural horror, retro, mockbuster, horror comedy, weird
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Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)
Plot Summary:
When another Mega Shark returns from the depths of the sea, world militaries go on high alert. Ocean traffic grinds to a standstill as everyone lives in fear of the insatiable beast. Out of options, the US government unleashes the top secret Mecha Shark project -- a mechanical shark built to have the same exact characteristics as Mega. A pair of scientists pilot the mechanical creature as they fight Mega in a pitched battle to save the planet. But when faulty mechanics cause the Mecha to go after humans, the scientists must somehow guide Mega to Mecha in hopes that the two titans will kill each other - or risk untold worldwide destruction.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, bleak, psychotronic, natural horror, retro, apocalyptic, mockbuster, mecha
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Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014)
Plot Summary:
An American scientist up to no good (as usual) by creating the half-pterodactyl, half-barracuda: Pteracuda. When the creature inevitably escapes, it's up to Sharktopus to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, natural horror, retro, mockbuster, psychotronic, weird
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5 Headed Shark Attack (2017)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful island is home to thousands of species of aquatic life. Now there is a new species: the 5-Headed Shark is all heads and teeth. Shaped like a demented starfish, this monster terrorizes the open ocean before invading the beaches of Puerto Rico, endangering the once peaceful island paradise.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, tense, surprise ending, rough, suspense, suspenseful, retro, mockbuster, absurd
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Swamp Shark (2011)
Plot Summary:
Open on gorgeous swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin in the summer. Lots of beautiful teens are at the beach the weekend before Gator Fest. That night an animal smuggling deal goes wrong and a large sea creature escapes into a swampy backwoods river. At the McDaniel's "Gator Shack" restaurant, a local, Jackson is drunk, and gets mangled to bits. The town sheriff blames the carnage on the McDaniel's "escaped" pack of gators and tries hauling them off to jail. Rachel McDaniel, head of the family, claims to have seen the fin of a shark! Rachel and her family, along with the help of a mysterious stranger, Charlie, take on the Swampshark and the law to clear their names, save Rachel's kid sister Krystal and prevent the unwitting folks at the upcoming Gator Fest from being torn to shreds by a beast the likes of which no one has ever seen!.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, tense, natural horror, mockbuster, psychotronic
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Shark in Venice (2008)
Plot Summary:
The seemingly tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorized by the perfect killing machine. In search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared diving in the city, David stumbles across the cryptic trail leading to the long-lost fortune of the Medici. As the unwitting pawn in a Mafia plot to recover the treasure, David's girlfriend is kidnapped at gunpoint, plunging him into a desperate race against time. If he has any hope of saving her he must enter the deadly waters. Can David out-gun the Mafia assassins and survive the voracious sharks laying in wait beneath the surface, or will he succumb to the same fate as his father?.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, natural horror, dark, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
Plot Summary:
Many years ago, hundreds of locals and tourists were massacred by giant man-eating sharks in the infamous 1916 Jersey Shore attacks. But that's just a legend... or is it? It's a holiday weekend on the Jersey Shore and, unbeknownst to anyone, underwater drills have attracted dozens of albino bull sharks to the pier. When a man goes missing, TC (The Complication), Nookie and friends fear the worst and plead with the police chief to close down the beach. It isn't until a famous singer is eaten alive during a performance on the pier that the shark hunt begins. Now, the Preppies must work together with the Guidos in order to save the Jersey Shore and its inhabitants from another vicious slaughter.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, mockbuster, humorous, campy
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Mega Shark vs. Kolossus (2015)
Plot Summary:
In search of a new energy source, Russia accidentally reawakens the Kolossus - a giant robot doomsday device from the Cold War. At the same time, a new Mega Shark appears, threatening global security.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, natural horror, suspense, suspenseful, mumblecore, psychotronic, retro, weird
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Lavalantula (2015)
Plot Summary:
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, natural horror, romantic, mockbuster, horror comedy, psychotronic
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Sharknado (2013)
Plot Summary:
A freak hurricane hits Los Angeles, causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in tornadoes and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin sets out with his friends Baz and Nova to rescue his estranged wife April and teenage daughter Claudia.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: absurd, cult classic, grindhouse, funny, horror comedy, natural horror, scary, retro, scenic, creepy
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Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast (2011)
Plot Summary:
12 years ago during a scientific expedition 3 animal biologists stumbled upon a great discovery that ended in tragedy. Whatever killed them has awoken and now the legend of the Ancient Snow Beast could prove to be more than just a legend.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, natural horror, serious, psychotronic
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Sand Sharks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the beach, it appears that our large fishy friends have found a way to chomp on you when you're chilling out on the sand too!.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, semi serious, suspense, tense, natural horror, exciting, captivating, psychotronic, retro, mockbuster
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Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Plot Summary:
When two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast their worst fears surface - the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now they must hunt the fierce killer and destroy it... before there is no one left to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Israel, South Africa, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, psychotronic, funny, sexy, mockbuster
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Dinocroc (2004)
Plot Summary:
After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Genetic Research Co. (Gereco) lab. However one must be put down after killing someone, another escapes and the information is kept from sheriff Harper. His daughter, county dog catcher Diane Harper, helps her ex (welding artist Tom Banning) with his kid brother Michael's beloved dog. They bump into Campbell and discover the dinocroc is growing, having escaped down a tunnel. Although Gereco hires Australian crocodile specialist and intrepid hunter, Richard 'Dick' Sydney, the beast proves impervious to bullets, so the body count rises alarming.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, natural horror, scary, fast, psychotronic, cult film
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Shark Swarm (2008)
Plot Summary:
A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, natural horror, scary, psychotronic
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Shark Attack 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
A biological experiment goes bad, this time releasing a gaggle of mutated great white sharks with a taste for human flesh. Soon enough, shark expert Nick West is on the case, leading a crew to study them and eventually bring them back into captivity. West's plans hit a snag, however, when Australian shark hunter Roy Bishop is called in to wipe out the fishy menace.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: rough, natural horror, suspense, mockbuster, scary, serious, suspenseful, fast, wild, cult film
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Snakehead Terror (2004)
Plot Summary:
A small town, desperate to recover from hard economic times, is under threat when voracious Snakehead fish mutate and survive previous lake chemical poisonings. The fish transform from pests to predators when human growth hormones are dumped into the local lake in the hopes of reviving the local fishing industry. Thriving on the hormones, the Snakehead fish grow to monstrous proportions, devouring everything within reach. Capable of moving and eating on land, they are forced to leave the now barren lake in a desperate search for food - animal, vegetable or human.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, natural horror, tense
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King Cobra (1999)
Plot Summary:
30 feet of pure terror is the result of an experimental drug used in a biochemical lab and this mutated nightmare is pure evil! Half-African cobra and half-diamondback, he's 30 feet long with a giant appetite for terror.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, bleak, experimental, natural horror, dark, independent film, psychotronic
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2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Semester at Sea ship is attacked and sunk by a mutated two-headed shark, and the survivors seek refuge on a deserted atoll. The coeds, however, are no longer safe when the atoll starts flooding.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, semi serious, suspenseful, natural horror, absurd, psychotronic, retro, mockbuster, horror comedy, hilarious
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Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010)
Plot Summary:
On a lush tropical island, working under a secret government charter, Martin Drake has not only grown sprawling acres of giant vegetables, but inadvertently spawned two mammoth reptiles as well. Now they've broken free of their enclosures, and Drake has only one option: kill the creatures before word gets back to Washington and they close him down. When Drake's first team of well-armed mercenaries gets wiped out within hours of setting down in the jungle, he turns to one lone hunter, The Cajun, to go in single-handedly. But will The Cajun be cunning enough to find the creatures and destroy them before they turn the blue waters red with the blood of tourists. The only hope is to bring the monsters together and make them fight. When one emerges victorious, that will be the time to strike and kill the other. It's a risky plan, but ultimately the only one that may work. One of David Carradine's last movies.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, mockbuster, fast, computer animated, psychotronic
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Super Shark (2011)
Plot Summary:
An offshore drilling accident triggers the release of a giant prehistoric shark. When marine biologist Kat Carmichael arrives, she runs up against corporate front man Roger Wade, who plots with Stewart to disrupt her investigation. With the help of Skipper Chuck and disc jockey Dynamite Stevens, Kat tries to find a way to defeat the monster which has evolved to a state where it can walk on dry land and fly...it's the SUPER SHARK!.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, psychotronic, mockbuster, natural horror, weird, campy
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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
Plot Summary:
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: absurd, stylized, natural horror, exciting, tense, retro, suspense, dark, mockbuster, creepy
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SharkMan (2005)
Plot Summary:
When he began fusing human and shark DNA, his colleagues laughed at him. Now his creation is taking his revenge, and they aren't laughing anymore.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Aruba, USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, serious, natural horror, psychotronic
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Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)
Plot Summary:
When the prehistoric warm-water beast the Crocosaurus crosses paths with that cold-water monster the Mega Shark, all hell breaks loose in the oceans as the world's top scientists explore every option to halt the aquatic frenzy. Swallowing everything in their paths -- including a submarine or two -- Croc and Mega lead an explorer and an oceanographer on a wild chase. Eventually, the desperate men turn to a volcano for aid.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, natural horror, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, mockbuster, retro, creepy, hilarious
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Raging Sharks (2005)
Plot Summary:
An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a submarine to investigate, but soon they too are under attack.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, exciting, natural horror, suspense, psychotronic, campy
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Megalodon (2002)
Plot Summary:
Megalodon is a 2002 American shark film. It takes place out on a deep sea oil rig.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, bleak, serious, natural horror, suspense
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Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Plot Summary:
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychotronic, dark comedy, interesting