How many jump scares are in Anaconda (1997)?

Anaconda (1997) has 9 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What are some films like Anaconda (1997)?

Films similar to Anaconda (1997) on Watch Darkly include Evil Dead Rise (2023), The Descent (2005), Event Horizon (1997), shown as related by mood; this film has no Curator Score yet, so the match is not based on shared tags or scoring.

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Anaconda

1997 · PG-13 · 1h 30m

When you can't breathe, you can't scream.

Release

In theaters: April 11, 1997

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Jump scares

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A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.

Plot summary via TMDB

Genres

adventurehorrorthriller

Details

Budget$45M

Box office$136.9M

Directed by

Luis Llosa

Written by

Jack Epps Jr., Hans Bauer, Jim Cash

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Music

Randy Edelman

Starring

Jennifer Lopez as Terri Flores · Ice Cube as Danny Rich · Jon Voight as Paul Serone · Eric Stoltz as Dr. Steven Cale · Jonathan Hyde as Warren Westridge · Owen Wilson as Gary Dixon · Kari Wührer as Denise Kalberg · Vincent Castellanos as Mateo