Not particularly — Piranha 3D's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a teen film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 3.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Piranha 3D?

Piranha 3D has 9 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Piranha 3D?

Piranha 3D is tagged as teen, survival, creature feature on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Piranha 3D

2010 · R · 1h 28m

There's something in the water.

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

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Curator Score

6.0

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Anchored by gore, light on atmosphere.

Jump scares

Piranha 3D has 9 jump scares. Compare counts

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6.0Overall

Fear1.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere3.0

Genres

horrorcomedythriller

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Details

Budget$24M

Box office$83.2M

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Starring

Elisabeth Shue as Julie Forester · Jerry O'Connell as Derrick Jones · Steven R. McQueen as Jake Forester · Jessica Szohr as Kelly Driscoll · Kelly Brook as Danni · Ving Rhames as Deputy Fallon · Christopher Lloyd as Mr. Goodman · Dina Meyer as Paula Montellano

Production

Aja / Levasseur Productions, Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Chako Film Company, Dimension Films

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