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Piranha
1978Age guide: 16+
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See it on the shelfWhen flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
★ 5.9/10 · 795 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Bradford DillmanPaul Grogan
Heather MenziesMaggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthyDr. Robert Hoak
Keenan WynnJack
Dick MillerBuck Gardner
Barbara SteeleDr. Mengers
Belinda BalaskiBetsy
Melody Thomas ScottLaura Dickinson
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
Gimly: Not a terrible film, but there was a remake in the 90s with the exact same story featuring better acting and better effects,… Read full review
Wuchak: Adventuresome and fun "Jaws" homage with far superior women RELEASED IN 1978 and directed by Joe Dante, “Piranha” chronicles events when genetically-enhanced piranha… Read full review